with Prof Dr Dr René Hurlemann (University Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)
Loneliness is an underestimated social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences for health. The lecture will shed light on loneliness as a subjective experience and show why the quality of social relationships is crucial. Current epidemiological data will be used to illustrate the spread, risk groups and critical phases of life - as well as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also explains why humans are neurobiologically particularly sensitive to social isolation and how loneliness affects health and life expectancy.