Together : the healing power of human connection in a sometimes lonely world
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-307) and index.

Humans are social creatures In this simple and obvious fact lives both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness. In this groundbreaking book, the 19th surgeon general of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy makes a case for loneliness as a public health concern: a root cause and contributor to many of the epidermic sweeping the would today from alcohol and drug addiction to violence to depression and anxiety. Loneliness, he argues, is affecting not only our health, but also how our children experience school, how we perform in the workplace, and the sense of division and polarization in our society. 1. Spend time each day with those you love. 2. Focus on each other. 3. Embrace solitude. 4. Help and be helped. ,Provided by publisher.