ArticleThe Journal of clinical psychiatry2015
Positive psychiatry: its time has come.
Article in The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02918513 (WILD 5 Wellness), which is not on this map. Cited by 70 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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WILD 5 Wellness: A 90-Day Intervention (WILD = Wellness Interventions for Life's Demands)
Who cites it
70 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mapping the evidence base of positive psychology interventions: effectiveness, limitations, and future directions.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Multivariate analysis of genome-wide data to identify potential pleiotropic genes for five major psychiatric disorders using MetaCCA.Journal of affective disorders · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of the neural correlates of positive emotions.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)Pooled it
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- From Adversity to Purpose: How Self-Compassion and Age Influence Meaning in Life Among Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences.Journal of adult development · 2025Article
- Fostering positive mental health outcomes: exploring the impact of internal cohesion psychotherapy on self-esteem, self-regulation, and motivation among youth with mood disorders.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Cocota's Story: Life Lessons in Aging, Resilience, and End-of-Life Agency From a Brazilian Matriarch.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Article
- Heart Rate Variability: A Psychophysiological Factor Related to Both Regular Physical Activity and Eudaimonic Well-Being Among Young Adults.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Editorial: Markers of clinical significance and treatment-seeking of psychotic experiences in non-clinical populations: potential resilience & risk factors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Traditionally, psychiatry has been defined and practiced as a branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. Based on growing empirical evidence, we believe that this definition warrants expansion to include the concept of positive psychiatry. In the present article, we provide a critical overview of this emerging field and a select review of relevant scientific literature. Positive psychiatry may be defined as the science and practice of psychiatry that seeks to understand and promote well-being through assessment and interventions involving positive psychosocial characteristics (PPCs) in people who suffer from or are at high risk of developing mental or physical illnesses. It can also benefit nonclinical populations. Positive psychiatry has 4 main components: (1) positive mental health outcomes (eg, well-being), (2) PPCs that comprise psychological traits (resilience, optimism, personal mastery and coping self-efficacy, social engagement, spirituality and religiosity, and wisdom-including compassion) and environmental factors (family dynamics, social support, and other environmental determinants of overall health), (3) biology of positive psychiatry constructs, and (4) positive psychiatry interventions including preventive ones. There are promising empirical data to suggest that positive traits may be improved through psychosocial and biological interventions. As a branch of medicine rooted in biology, psychiatry, especially with the proposed conceptualization of positive psychiatry, is well poised to provide major contributions to the positive mental health movement, thereby impacting the overall health care of the population.
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