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News: Well-Being In Adults
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Raising Body Temperature Relieves Depression Symptoms, Small Study Finds
May 11, 2016
A study led by Center faculty member Charles Raison suggests that raising body temperature to the point of a mild fever reduces depression symptoms for up to 6 weeks following a single treatment
Mind, Brain and Emotion
Unique Trauma Calls for Unique Treatments – Backed by Neuroscience
April 28, 2016
Center scientists use brain imaging to reveal the complexity, range of response, and symptoms for individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Research Findings
A Compassionate Approach Leads to More Help and Less Punishment
December 17, 2015
Compassion – and intentionally cultivating it through training – may lead us to do more to help the wronged than to punish the wrongdoer
Research Findings
Keeping Up That Positive Feeling
July 23, 2015
New research on the relationship between savoring positive emotions and overall well-being
Mind, Brain and Emotion
UW–Madison Collaboration Promotes Well-Being in the Workplace
July 6, 2015
The Center for Healthy Minds partners with Wisconsin School of Business to bring their Cultivating Well-Being curriculum to the workplace
Research Findings
Feeling the Happiness – Not Pain – of Others Predicts Helpful Behavior
February 24, 2015
Empathy with both positive and negative emotions may be equally effective in inspiring altruism