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Center for Healthy Minds Shares Crucial Findings of No Symptom Worsening Following Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy 

August 20, 2026

Researchers have released findings of no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increased a risk of symptom worsening, in a... Learn More >

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Latest CHM Study Aims to End the Trial and Error of Mental Health Care

August 19, 2026

What if there were a more timely, nimble and accurate way to measure people’s mental wellbeing to understand when treatment starts working and for... Learn More >

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Community Wisdom is Transforming Wellbeing Initiatives and Research

June 24, 2026

Collaborations between Wisconsin community members and Center for Healthy Minds highlight the power of initiatives and research grounded in trust,... Learn More >

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Thupten Jinpa, Richard Davidson, Richard Gere to Attend Dalai Lama’s Liberty Medal Ceremony

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson and Thupten Jinpa accept Liberty Medal on behalf of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Learn More

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The Four Constituents of Well-Being

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson speaks about the four science-based keys to achieving well-being and how they can be implemented in the workplace Learn More

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What if Schools Taught Kindness?

May 5, 2016

Center researchers Laura Pinger and Lisa Flook discuss the impact of the Center's Kindness Curriculum on pre-kindergarten classrooms Learn More

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What the Dalai Lama Suggests Is the Key to Living a Happier Life

May 5, 2016

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Richard Davidson sit down with Dan Harris to discuss how physical and mental well-being can be improved Learn More

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The Four Keys to Well-Being

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson explains the four scientifically-supported constituents of well-being discovered through the Center's research Learn More

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The Wake-Up Call That Transformed Neuroscientist Richard Davidson’s Life

May 5, 2016

Center Founder Richard Davidson discusses the question asked by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1992 that forever changed Davidson's research on the... Learn More

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'Mindfulness' May Keep Depression from Coming Back

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson discusses the promising results and new questions raised by a University of Oxford study on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy... Learn More

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Why Women’s Well-Being Should Take Center Stage

May 5, 2016

Richard Davidson and friend of the Center Sona Dimidjian discuss their research on the particular vulnerability of women to mental health disorders... Learn More

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Mindfulness therapy works for recurrent depression

May 4, 2016

Richard Davidson discusses a University of Oxford study on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and depression relapse for which he wrote an... Learn More

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Unique Trauma Calls for Unique Treatments – Backed by Neuroscience

May 3, 2016

Center scientists use brain imaging to reveal the complexity, range of response, and symptoms for individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Learn More >

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UW Research Effort Bringing Emotions into Focus

April 27, 2016

Richard Davidson leading the way for new generation of researchers studying the scientific interplay between emotions and biology Learn More >

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Emotion Symposium Set for April 13-14

April 25, 2016

Center for Healthy Minds Founder Richard Davidson is a speaker at UW-Madison's 6th annual Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion Learn More >