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Antidote FOR Loneliness
Musings About Mental Health & the Arts from “America’s Psychologist,” Dr. Jeff Gardere
JazzTimes’ in-house shrink and “America’s Psychologist,” Dr. Jeff Gardere is a contributor to Good Morning America, FOX network, Today show, MSNBC and CNN. A Board-certified psychologist, Dr. Jeff was a longtime friend of the late, great Mickey Bass and is a pretty good crooner!
ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2023, Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory about the devastating impact of The Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation. In it, he revealed that though the pandemic has contributed to loneliness, half of US adults reported experiencing loneliness, even before the pandemic. He determined that loneliness and isolation result in a disconnection that affects our mental, physical, and societal health. The physical health consequences of poor or insufficient connection result…
