A "positive intervention" is a "happiness activity" - a term coined by positive psychologists to describe an action one can take to improve their psychological well-being. For example: maintaining a ...

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients often experience deficits in positive psychological well-being (PPWB) due to intensive treatment and follow-up care. Positive ...

I recently celebrated my 51st birthday with very little fanfare, and that is generally just how I like it. Ever since my mother passed away 23 years ago and my grandmother 9 years after that, ...

Kelsey Carroll looks up at a guidance counselor during a meeting at Somersworth High School in New Hampshire. Credit: Dan Habib/whocaresaboutkelsey.com “Not a nice person.” That’s how student Kelsey ...

Researchers tested a digital version of a positive psychology intervention called "Three Good Things" (3GT) among health care workers to assess whether gratitude practice improved well-being. Two ...

Decade-long insights into transperineal prostate biopsy in a west China population: Temporal trend, targeted and repeat biopsies, and pathological characterization. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

I n 2008 and 2009, in the wake of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Army had a mental-health crisis on its hands. Soldiers were afflicted by anxiety, depression, PTSD, drug abuse, ...

Positive behavioural interventions in educational settings constitute a proactive, evidence-based framework designed to promote social, emotional and academic success by establishing clear ...

Developing an ethnic-racial identity is an important task for young people growing up in the United States. A new study examined the Identity Project, a mental-health promotion intervention that ...

On Tuesday afternoon, under the blazing sun, a group of Spring Hill Elementary students got to explore for the first time a new "sensory garden" behind the northeast Knoxville school. Outfitted with ...