According to new research, placing too much emphasis on happiness can actually give rise to depressive symptoms, especially in the Western world.
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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How personality traits affect the placebo response
In a recent review, the authors attempt to identify personality traits that enhance the placebo effect. It seems that optimism is particularly important.
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A new study has found that people with borderline personality disorder have a 13 times higher chance of reporting childhood trauma than people without.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What does a healthy open relationship look like?
A study of mutual consent, comfort, and communication in primary relationships finds that consensual nonmonogamy can be as healthy as monogamy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Some narcissistic traits may be useful for mental health
Some researchers maintain that certain narcissistic traits could actually help safeguard mental health, offering a buffer against stress and depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Doctors’ beliefs about treatment affect patients’ experience of pain
New research suggests that the placebo effect can transmit from doctors to patients through subtle social cues, lessening the latter’s experience of pain.