Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows ...

A study of adolescents found that social anxiety weakens the association between irritability and bullying perpetration. In other words, highly irritable adolescents were more likely to bully ...

These 10 books gently explore social anxiety and offer comforting insight, honest stories, and deep emotional resonance you ...

This, my friends, is Jankie Week on Big Brother, when some contestants are forced to live in the backyard for almost a week.

Some clues—nervousness, dread over impending danger and rapid breathing—are common across gender lines, but these five ...

Social media addiction among children is a significant and growing concern, linked to a surge in behavioural and emotional ...

T heir names are unknown but their pain is nonetheless evident. A user on Reddit, a social-media site, was “fairly close to ...

The researchers found that adults using hearing devices feel more socially connected and less limited in social situations.

When tragedies are in the news — natural disasters, plane crashes, fires — parents naturally and unavoidably react by ...