Psychological Well-being

Daily Emotions May Affect Mental Health

Our emotional responses to the stresses of daily life may predict our long-term mental health, according to a new study led by a UC Irvine psychologist. Continue reading »

Maintaining Your Mental Health

We all know the importance of staying fit and healthy, but what about our mental health?

Professor Barbara Sahakian, from Cambridge University, challenges society to prioritize mental health in the same way as we do physical health.

Mental Health Intervention ReducesTeen Drinking

Interventions for teenagers at risk of emotional and behavioural problems can significantly reduce their drinking behaviour, and that of their schoolmates.

This is the result from a new randomised controlled trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Optimism Boosts Heart Health

Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to heart health.

In the first systematic review on this topic to date, Harvard School of Public Health researchers found Continue reading »