When everyone relies on you for emotional support but no one thinks to ask if you're okay, you experience a form of isolation that psychologists say is uniquely painful — and surprisingly common among ...

(CNN) -- If you're lonely or socially isolated, you might have a higher risk of early death, according to a large new study. There have been many studies on the associations between social isolation, ...

A new evaluation tool offers practical guidance for diagnosing an extreme form of social isolation known as hikikimori. The diagnostic evaluation tool was published online Sept. 15 with an ...

According to Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development, a theory developed by psychologist Erik Erikson in the 1950s, there are eight stages of psychosocial development: trust versus mistrust, ...