... Introduction: Stress may lead to allostatic overload. Well-being therapy (WBT) might mitigate it by enhancing psychological well-being and protecting from psychological symptoms. Since no reports are available on the use of WBT in allostatic overload, we evaluated online WBT effects in reducing allostatic...

... and psychological well-being. Objective: We aimed to test this comprehensive model of euthymia and estimate the coherence and predictive power of each factor in the model. Methods: Community-dwelling adults ( N = 601), including both mental health outpatients and non-patients at high risk for personality pathology...

...Jenny Guidi; Giovanni A. Fava Euthymia is a trans-diagnostic construct characterized by lack of mood disturbances; presence of positive affect; balance of psychological well-being dimensions, flexibility, consistency, and resistance to stress. The aim of this critical review is to draw a conceptual...

...-19 in a nonclinical adult population and identify predictors of lost balance and consequent allostatic overload (AO). We examined the role of regular, moderate-intensity formula aerobic exercise (312 meridian exercise) in preventing allostatic overload through increasing well-being. Methods...

... support (OR = 0.84; 95% CI 0.78–0.89; p < 0.01), subjective support (OR = 0.84; 95% CI 0.80–0.88; p < 0.01), utilization of support (OR = 0.80; 95% CI 0.72–0.88; p < 0.01), social support (OR = 0.90; 95% CI 0.87–0.93; p < 0.01), and global well-being (OR = 0.30; 95% CI 0.22–0.41; p < 0.01...

... judgment, providing a first-line, comprehensive assessment of stress, well-being, distress, illness behavior, and quality of life. By calculation of scores, it can be used for conventional psychological measurements. Its clinical applications and clinimetric properties are reviewed. The present version...

... samples, incorporate objective measures as well as participant feedback on the intervention, investigate mediators of change and have a more equal balance of well-being and clinical outcome measures. Measures based on different conceptualisations of well-being could also be used. Furthermore, measures...

...Carol D. Ryff This article reviews research and interventions that have grown up around a model of psychological well-being generated more than two decades ago to address neglected aspects of positive functioning such as purposeful engagement in life, realization of personal talents and capacities...

...Denise M. Tope; Tim A. Ahles; Peter M. Silberfarb This review deals with the issues of quality of life and psychological well-being in cancer patients, with particular reference to the role of psychiatry in the oncology setting. The prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses as a measure of psychological...

... of life Well-being Functioning Depressive disorder Antidepressants Quality of life (QoL) measurement has gained increasing attention in medicine, and is implemented more and more in clinical trials and health care policy. Although initially developed as an assessment of treatment effectiveness...

... to in the content or advertisements. Body-mind-spirit interaction Meditation, prayer Meta-analysis Positive psychology Preventive medicine Religious coping Well-being Religiosity and spirituality can be defined broadly as any feelings, thoughts, experiences, and behaviors that arise from...

... Patient satisfaction Quality of life Well-being 16 4 2008 © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel 2008 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means...

... psychological well-being and ill-being comprise opposite ends of a bipolar continuum, or are best construed as separate, independent dimensions of mental health. Biology can help resolve this query – bipolarity predicts ‘mirrored’ biological correlates (i.e. well-being and ill-being correlate similarly...

...Paolo Cassano; Claudio N. Soares; Cristina Cusin; Alessandra Mascarini; Lee S. Cohen; Maurizio Fava Background: We assessed the impact of menopausal status on treatment response and well-being in a cohort of outpatient women with major depressive disorder (DSM-III-R criteria), who received...

... followed by other 4 sessions of well-being therapy (WBT). Assessment methods included the Anxiety and Depression Scales of Paykel’s Clinical Interview for Depression, Ryff’s Psychological Well-being Scales and Kellner’s Symptom Questionnaire. A one-year follow-up was undertaken. Results: Significant...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Depression rating Stress disorders Well-being Treatment of depression The idea of reflecting on whatever was published in this journal during the preceding year...

... revealed significant independent contributions from only two variables, the PWB environmental mastery subscale and HAQ (table  3 ). The logistic regression model was able to correctly classify 81% of cases. 11 2 2002 Arthritis Rheumatology Depression Well-being Disability...

... conflicts, along with those of symptom severity and well-being were analyzed during alcohol inpatient treatment. Methods: Four times during treatment, groups of patients receiving psychodynamic therapy (n = 45 patients) or CBT (n = 49 patients) were measured and compared. Lauterbach’s Online Conflict Test...