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Loneliness is pervasive in American society, with almost two-thirds of young adults feeling 鈥渟erious loneliness,鈥 according to a February 2021 survey. Implications of that could be profound as those young people age, writes 嘿嘿视频鈥檚 Joel Salinas, MD, MBA, in Psychology Today.
鈥淚n this unpredictable pandemic world, loneliness and social isolation have unfortunately become the new normal, but we must fight against this,鈥 writes Dr. Salinas, the Lulu P. and David J. Levidow Assistant Professor of Neurology and an expert in neurodegenerative diseases and brain health for the . 鈥淩each out to your friends and family. Be a listener for someone in your life. Finding ways to safely connect with friends and family will continue to require effort, but we can, and will, get through this together.鈥
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