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Combining Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology to Improve Mental Health and Emotional Well-being

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2018-09-01

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Morton, Darren; 0000-0002-2836-7838

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827618766482

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Used by permission: the author and SAGE.

© 2018 Darren Morton

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Abstract

This article presents the evidence for a variety of lifestyle-based and non-pharmacological approaches for improving mental health and emotional well-being. The strategies presented arise from the lifestyle medicine literature as well as the complementary discipline of positive psychology, which is a branch of psychology that adopts a strengths-based approach to helping individuals to flourish.

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lifestyle medicine , mental health , emotions , positive psychology

Citation

Morton, D. (2018). Combining lifestyle medicine and positive psychology to improve mental health and emotional well-being. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 12(5), 370-374. doi: 10.1177/1559827618766482

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American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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1559-8284

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