As clinicians delivering health care, we are very good at treating disease but often not as
good at treating the person. The focus of our attention has been on the specific physical …

The purpose of this review is to extend previous review findings by providing an updated
overview of the literature on the connection of gratitude to human health, specifically …

Growing evidence has linked positive psychological attributes like optimism to a lower risk of
poor health outcomes, especially cardiovascular disease. It has been demonstrated in …

Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

Objective Gratitude interventions are easy-to-deliver, offering promise for use in clinical-
care. Although gratitude interventions have consistently shown benefits to psychological …

This position paper proposes a model for systematic integration of positive psychology
interventions (PPIs) in mental healthcare. On the one hand, PPIs can contribute to the …

Accumulating evidence for the unique social, behavioral, and physical health benefits of
positive emotion and related well-being constructs has led to the development and testing of …

Optimistic people have reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular-related
mortality compared with their less optimistic peers. One explanation for this is that optimistic …

In patients with diabetes, psychological well-being constructs (eg, optimism, positive affect)
have been associated with superior medical outcomes, including better glucose control and …

Positive psychological aspects of well-being—including positive emotions, optimism, and life
satisfaction—are increasingly considered to have protective roles for cardiovascular disease …