Joanna Cheek
Dr. Joanna Cheek is a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine in Vancouver. She is currently a fellow in the global journalism fellowship program at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.
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Do you find it hard to end a conversation? You're in the majority, study finds
In a study conducted between 2017 and 2019, a U.S. researcher found that 98 per cent of people think that conversations either go on too long or not long enough.
Health |
Casual social contacts can help combat loneliness and improve well-being during pandemic, psychologists say
With the second wave of the pandemic pushing more people into isolation, a second public health crisis with potentially deadly consequences has emerged: loneliness.
World |