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Gratitude is good medicine for organ recipients
August 27th, 2007
After immunosuppressants, the best medicine for organ transplant patients may be gratitude. In a study of organ recipients, researchers from UC Davis and the Mississippi University for Women found that patients who keep “gratitude journals” score better on measures of mental health, general health and vitality than those who keep only routine notes about their days. “We found that increased feelings of gratitude can cause people’s well-being and quality of life to improve,” said Robert Emmons, a UC Davis professor who specializes in the study of gratitude. Emmons conducted the study with Stefanie Greiner and Stephanie Ivie of the...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-08-27)
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