COVID-19 represents a threat to public health and the mental health of the aged population.
Prevalence and risk factors of depression and anxiety have been reported in previous …

Background: Research suggests that changes in social support and loneliness have
affected mental disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are a …

Page 1 Optimizing brain health across the life course: WHO position paper World Health
Organization Page 2 World Health Organization Optimizing brain health across the life course …

Loneliness is a complex set of aversive feelings that arises when people perceive that their
belongingness needs are not being met. Usually, these feelings of loneliness are temporary …

The brain and immune system are intricately connected, and perturbations in one system
have direct effects on the other. This review focuses on these dynamic psychoneuroimmune …

Background Public health restrictions due to the COVID19 (SARS CoV2) pandemic have
disproportionately affected informal caregivers of people living with long term health …

Abstract Background and Objectives While research on loneliness in later life has increased
during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we still lack diverse qualitative …

Background Most countries have enacted some restrictions to reduce social contacts to slow
down disease transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. For nearly two years …

Importance Social isolation is associated with adverse health outcomes, yet its implications
for hospitalization and nursing home entry are not well understood. Objective To evaluate …

COVID-19 mitigation efforts had the potential to exacerbate loneliness among older adults,
particularly for the unpartnered or childless, yet specific studies on loneliness among these …