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Podcast: A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast
Episode: Fighting Loneliness: Do You See the Signs in Your Patients? With Andrew Johnston, RDH
Description: In this episode we look closer at what happens to the brain's neural pathway for lonely people. What we think of as being "sad" is actually a lot more dangerous. Listen here about what is happening, what are the signs, and how you can help your lonely patients, friends, and family. https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-loneliness-reshapes-the-brain-20230228/ https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-deal-with-loneliness#resourcesÂ