PSYCHOLOGY TODAY | The world’s leading medical authorities have reached a consensus that loneliness and social isolation increase the risk of heart disease, depression, and scores of other health challenges. Yet new research reveals that healthcare providers around the world still tend to underestimate the importance of social connection.

In her latest piece for Psychology Today, Kim Samuel makes the case that the medical profession needs more exposure to research showing that human beings are biologically hardwired for connection. Just as importantly, healthcare providers need awareness that there are effective, evidence-based tools to address these social determinants of health.

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