Experts explain simple things you can do to forge solid social ties and find joy.

A new study published in PLOS One looked at the impact of loneliness on depression, mental health, and physical well-being. “Our study investigates how loneliness, measured as the subjective feeling of social disconnection, predicts poor mental and physical health outcomes,” study author Oluwasegun Akinyemi told us. “Specifically, we examined whether individuals who feel lonely more often are more likely to experience clinical depression, more frequent days of poor mental health, and more frequent days of poor physical health."

As we age, the opportunities for social interaction can significantly diminish, especially for seniors.

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Groups that connect elders and teens — both in real life and online — have a new sense of urgency in the loneliness epidemic.

Grief and loss, chronic illness, isolation an dementia are all risk factors that can make seniors more prone to depression. But oftentimes, mental health issues can go undetected in elderly people.

Rates of loneliness and unhappiness are on the rise in the United States, but our European counterparts don’t seem to have the same problem. Why? Part of the reason is the way our built environment isolates us.