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

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avondale-bepress.context-key12150146
avondale-bepress.submission-pathedu_papers/118
avondale.affiliateMorton, Darren; 0000-0002-2836-7838
avondale.departmentLifestyle Medicine and Health Research Centre
avondale.departmentChristian Education Research Centre
avondale.facultyEducation
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorMorton, Darren
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:26:46Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:26:46Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-01
dc.date.submitted2018-05-17T16:50:48Z
dc.description.abstract<p>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.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Morton, D. (2018). Combining lifestyle medicine and positive psychology to improve mental health and emotional well-being. <em>American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 12</em>(5), 370-374. doi: 10.1177/1559827618766482</p>
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1559827618766482
dc.identifier.issn1559-8284
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/12150146
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This article was originally published as:</p> <p>Morton, D. (2018). Combining lifestyle medicine and positive psychology to improve mental health and emotional well-being. <em>American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 12</em>(5), 370-374. doi: 10.1177/1559827618766482</p>
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: the author and <a href="http://journals.sagepub.com/home/ajl">SAGE</a>.</p> <p>&copy; 2018 Darren Morton</p> <p>The version of the article available for download is the accepted version of the article by SAGE.</p> <p>This article may be accessed from the publisher<a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827618766482"> here.</a></p>
dc.subjectlifestyle medicine
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectemotions
dc.subjectpositive psychology
dc.titleCombining Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology to Improve Mental Health and Emotional Well-being
dc.typeJournal Article

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