The Epidemic of Loneliness
Loneliness, often experienced as distress in response to discrepancies between desired and actual social relationships or lack thereof, is becoming a growing public concern. Research shows that loneliness is associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes across the lifespan. This lecture and conversation will explore risk factors including those that may be unique to the culture of the biomedical research community and ways to reduce loneliness at both the individual and community level.
This video is from the 2024 series.
The series allows participants to have open and honest conversations with the goal of decreasing stigma and exploring new tools to support ourselves and others in the biomedical research community. To learn more about this vital series, visit: https://www.training.nih.gov/wellbein...
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