New research shows that loneliness and social isolation can reduce the number of years a person lives free of underlying disease.

New research shows that loneliness and social isolation can reduce the number of years a person lives free of underlying disease.

🔹 The SitekDaily website reported in a report: Men who feel lonely and socially isolated suffer on average from mental disorders such as depression or anxiety about 6 years earlier than others.

Loneliness and social isolation are two related but distinct experiences; social isolation relates to the number and extent of a person's contact with others; but loneliness is more personal and reflects how satisfied a person is with the quality of that contact. Because of this, someone can be very social and still feel lonely.

This goes back to the differences between men and women. Our study showed that men are more vulnerable to the impact of loneliness. We also know that women generally live longer than men.