Social Isolation and the Loneliness Epidemic

Do correlations exist between feelings of social isolation and loneliness and other health issues such as depression, anxiety, and heart disease? How do feelings of social isolation vary across different races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic groups? What differences can be seen in how men and women (and boys and girls) experience and respond to social isolation? What positive and negative impacts has the online world had on loneliness and social isolation across America? What types of programs and reforms are most effective in reducing feelings of social isolation and loneliness for people at different life stages? This book provides answers to all these questions and many more.