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 …

Positive organizational scholarship has led to a growing interest in the critical role of positive
emotions for the lives of both workers and organizations. We review and integrate the …

This chapter provides an overview of two prominent approaches to wellbeing, the hedonic
and the eudaimonic, both with roots traceable to the ancient Greeks. We first examine the …

Research into the relationship between happiness and health is develo** rapidly,
exploring the possibility that impaired happiness is not only a consequence of ill-health but …

Positive affect (PA) is associated with better health across a wide range of physical health
outcomes. This review reflects on why the study of PA is an essential component of our …

Geriatric depression is a major public health problem and has an especially large effect on
health when comorbid with a chronic medical condition. Hypertension, coronary heart …

Subjective wellbeing and health are closely linked to age. Three aspects of subjective
wellbeing can be distinguished—evaluative wellbeing (or life satisfaction), hedonic …

Feelings of well-being and happiness fluctuate over time and contexts. Ecological
Momentary Assessment (EMA) studies can capture fluctuations in momentary behavior, and …

The rapid growth of the literature on positive interventions to increase “happiness” has
suggested the need for an overarching conceptual framework to integrate the many and …

Mindfulness meditation interventions—which train skills in monitoring present-moment
experiences with a lens of acceptance—have shown promise for increasing positive …