Loneliness/social isolation isn’t just a transient emotion or situation, it’s turned into a global crisis with serious public health consequences. In 2023, then–US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, ...

Why political conversations feel impossible, how psychology and platform design shape what we believe, and what can be done about it.

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Emotional regulation is a child’s ability to understand, express, and manage their feelings in healthy ways. This skill ...

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the developing “social brain." Here’s what we know—and when parents should be ...

Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits.