Is Loneliness a Health Epidemic? - The New York Times

Last month, Britain appointed its first “minister for loneliness,” who is charged with tackling what Prime Minister Theresa May called the “sad reality of modern life.” Public-health leaders immediately praised the idea — and for good reason. In recent decades, researchers have discovered that loneliness left untreated is not just psychically painful; it also can have serious medical consequences.

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社会的孤立は問題だが「孤独の蔓延」を示すちゃんとした統計はないとこのこと