A houseman's lot--happy or not?

Put on a Happy Face—It's a Lot Better Than Coumadin

A lthough medical factors predisposing to atrial fibrillation (AF) are well described, whether and how psychosocial factors influence the development of AF remains a nearly unexamined area. In this respect, AF lags far behind other cardiovascular conditions, such as coronary artery disease and ventricular arrhythmia, in which relationships between psychosocial factors and cardiac disease have b...

Anxious or Depressed and Still Happy?

This study aimed to examine cross-sectionally to what extent persons with higher symptom levels or a current or past emotional disorder report to be less happy than controls and to assess prospectively whether time-lagged measurements of extraversion and neuroticism predict future happiness independent of time-lagged measurements of emotional disorders or symptom severity. A sample of 2142 adul...

Right Decisions or Happy Decision-makers?

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euthanasia: murder or not: a comparative approach.

background euthanasia is one of the most intriguing ethical, medical and law issues that marked whole xx century and beginning of the xxi century, sharply dividing scientific and unscientific public to its supporters and opponents. it also appears as one of the points where all three major religions (catholic, orthodox, and islamic) have the same view. they are strongly against legalizing mercy...

Being right or being happy: pilot study