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Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD

COVID-19

Experts warn of loneliness epidemic worsening alongside COVID-19 | The Hill

A growing epidemic of loneliness is affecting large swaths of the U.S. population, exacerbated by isolation measures advised by health officials during the coronavirus pandemic.
BY ALICIA COHN (opens in a new tab)
MARCH 11, 2021
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Staying connected while apart; how social support keeps us healthy in hard times (opens in a new tab)

In a recent study of 3.4 million adults (conducted before the COVID-19 crisis), Holt-Lunstad's research showed that loneliness and social isolation can have dramatic consequences for health (increasing the risk of premature mortality by 26%), but that perceptions of social support can increase the odds of survival by 35%. In this video, Dr. Holt-Lunstad discusses how to cultivate connection in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
April 1, 2020
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How Loneliness from Coronavirus Isolation Takes Its Own Toll | The New Yorker (opens in a new tab)

As the coronavirus forces us to socially distance, life seems shallower, more like survival than living.
By: Robin Wright (opens in a new tab)
March 23, 2020
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How will humans, by nature social animals, fare when isolated? | The Economist (opens in a new tab)

Covid-19 will harm people’s mental health
Apr 3, 2020
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We’re not wired to be this alone | The New York Times (opens in a new tab)

When the lockdown began — the orders to avoid travel, to avoid friends, to “shelter in place,” to shrink our worlds to the slightest physical dimensions endurable...
By Frank Bruni (opens in a new tab)
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In a time of distancing due to coronavirus, the health threat of loneliness looms (opens in a new tab)

Dan Blazer and his wife were sheltering at home in North Carolina when their neighbors, a couple in their 50s, reached out by email last week to reassure the 76-year-old and his wife that they weren’t alone...
By JOANNE SILBERNER
MARCH 28, 2020
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Social distancing prevents infections, but it can have unintended consequences | Science (opens in a new tab)

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials are asking us to do something that does not come naturally to our very social species: Stay away from each other...
By Greg Miller
Mar. 16, 2020 Read Full Story (opens in a new tab)

The Art of Socializing During a Quarantine | The Atlantic (opens in a new tab)

Being cooped up at home will likely prompt feelings of loneliness no matter what, but these strategies might help make the experience less stifling.
JOE PINSKE (opens in a new tab)
MARCH 13, 2020 Read Full Story (opens in a new tab)

BBC World Service - The Real Story, Covid-19: What’s best for the elderly? (opens in a new tab)

Is it possible to isolate people from the virus without causing other health problems?
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
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