How can loneliness affect your health? Clinical psychiatrist Thomas Verny answers your questions

On Mar. 6, clinical psychiatrist Thomas Verny answered reader questions about his recent column on loneliness. He wrote that loneliness, particularly social isolation, can actually be bad for our health. So understanding where it comes from, and how to fight it, is key to our prolonged survival.Readers asked about the root biological causes of loneliness, how it can affect people and their relationships, and some ways people can fight back against loneliness in their daily lives.