In Your Own Hands – Improving Psychological Well-being

Every Monday, my blog post “In Your Own Hands” is where I’ll be featuring articles I find interesting or that I think are a good resource to help you take charge of your health. What articles have you read recently that caught your attention? Leave a comment and let me know.

Change in Brainstem Gray Matter Concentration Following a Mindfulness-Based Intervention is Correlated with Improvement in Psychological Well-Being
Study shows 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction can improve well-being

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: A translational research study with 2-year follow-up
Research study looks at the long-term effects of mindfulness treatment on depression.

New gene for bipolar disorder discovered
Two new genes were discovered, and three confirmed in causing bipolar disorder in unprecedented study.

For older men, short telomeres can be a sign of chronic stress
New study predicts how long it takes older men to recover from stressful situations.

6 words that changed my life
Inspiring story of how one woman was able to overcome breast cancer.