http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The song, "Get Happy," famously performed by Judy Garland, has encouraged people to improve their mood for decades. Recent research at the University of Missouri discovered that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, especially when cheery music aids the process. This research points to ways that people can actively improve their moods and corroborates earlier MU research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-happier-upbeat-music.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 14 May 2013 15:07:49 EST news287762860 Adults who resolve and recover from conflict are known to be happier in their romantic relationships but the same does not hold true for teen romances, according to research published April 17 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Thao Ha and colleagues from the Behavioural Science Institute of Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teen-break-ups-independent-couples-disagreements.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:00:06 EST news285429866 (Medical Xpress)—Looking to improve your happiness, self-esteem and relationship satisfaction? Put down that self-help book and try working on your desire to help those in need. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-neighborhelp.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:10:59 EST news285405052 (HealthDay)—On Valentine's Day, single men are far more likely than married guys to splurge on a loved one, a marketing expert from Harvard Business School says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-valentine-day-wealth-men.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:01 EST news279977611 When it comes to having a lasting and fulfilling relationship, common wisdom says that feeling close to your romantic partner is paramount. But a new study finds that it's not how close you feel that matters most, it's whether you are as close as you want to be, even if that's really not close at all. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-emotionally-distant-fine.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:29:11 EST news279973723 After giving a talk at a university in Texas, Kory Floyd received an unusual request from an audience member. The young man asked for a prescription for the health booster Floyd had discussed in his presentation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:00:02 EST news279798094 Psychological well-being has been linked to many important life outcomes, including career success, relationship satisfaction, and even health. But it's not clear how feelings of well-being change as we age, as different studies have provided evidence for various trends over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-happiness-age.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:24:38 EST news279383054 Marital satisfaction—so critical to health and happiness – generally declines over time. A brief writing intervention that helps spouses adopt a more objective outlook on marital conflict could be the answer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-minutes-marital-satisfaction-minimal-intervention.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:26:01 EST news279285953 (Medical Xpress)—Experiencing a positive family climate as a teenager may be connected to your relationships later in life, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-positive-family-climate-adolescence-linked.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:17:31 EST news278853445 Among couples in which one partner was diagnosed as having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), participation in disorder-specific couple therapy resulted in decreased PTSD symptom severity and increased patient relationship satisfaction, compared with couples who were placed on a wait list for the therapy, according to a study in the August 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-couple-therapy-decrease-ptsd-symptoms.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:00:01 EST news264160226 Men like to know when their wife or girlfriend is happy while women really want the man in their life to know when they are upset, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-women-happier-relationships-men-pain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:49:38 EST news250170568 Life without cigarettes is not all doom and gloom. In fact, successful quitters are more satisfied with their lives and feel healthier, both one year and three years afterwards, than those who continue to smoke. That's according to new research by Dr. Megan Piper, from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in the US, and her team. Their work, which looks at whether quitting smoking can improve psychological well-being, is published online in Springer's journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-life-cigarettes.html Health Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:57:55 EST news243003394 Giving your heart to a supportive spouse turns out to be an excellent way to stay alive, according to new research from the University of Rochester. Happily wedded people who undergo coronary bypass surgery are more than three times as likely to be alive 15 years later as their unmarried counterparts, reports a study published online August 22 in Health Psychology, a publication of the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-marriage-good-heart.html Health Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:21:48 EST news233202092 Cuddling and caressing are important ingredients for long-term relationship satisfaction, according to an international study that looks at relationship and sexual satisfaction throughout committed relationships, but contrary to stereotypes, tenderness was more important to the men than to the women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-couples-gender-differences-relationship-sexual.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:15:39 EST news229054522