Dear Annie: For the past four years, my wife and I have barely spoken. We don’t share anything or do anything together anymore. The only connection I have left is driving my daughter to school. I’ve ...

Research has shown that being in an intimate relationship can deter feelings of loneliness by satisfying a need to belong (Mund et al., 2022). This sense of belonging can act as a buffer against ...

Past studies have identified a loneliness-rumination-depression nexus. Rumination is defined as repetitive and intrusive negative thoughts and feelings, and loneliness as a gap between desired and ...

A few weeks ago I attended a panel discussion looking at the stigma of mental illness. It was well attended by a wide variety of mental health professionals and I had the opportunity to speak to a few ...