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Submit ReviewIn honor of Cheer Up the Lonely Day, Alysa begins the discussion of loneliness – what it is, evidence of it as an epidemic, and why we should care about understanding loneliness to help ourselves and others.
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Sources
Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale = https://fetzer.org/sites/default/files/images/stories/pdf/selfmeasures/Self_Measures_for_Loneliness_and_Interpersonal_Problems_UCLA_LONELINESS_REVISED.pdf
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/chronic-loneliness#diagnosis
https://www.hrsa.gov/enews/past-issues/2019/january-17/loneliness-epidemic
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/202004/loneliness-epidemic
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/06/the-history-of-loneliness
https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8294451-cigna-us-loneliness-survey/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/envy/201902/loneliness-new-epidemic-in-the-usa
https://www.verywellmind.com/loneliness-causes-effects-and-treatments-2795749
https://www.lifehack.org/625686/why-making-more-friends-only-makes-you-even-more-lonely
https://www.liveabout.com/can-you-be-lonely-if-you-have-friends-1385130
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