Optimists Live Longer, Study Finds
Patients who described themselves as highly optimistic had lower risks of all-cause death, and lower rates of cardiovascular death than those with high levels of pessimism, according to an article in the November issue of The Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. (Abstract here.)
According to the article, major depression is a known risk factor for cardiovascular death. However, the relationship between optimism and death has not received as much attention.
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Grohol, J. (2004). Optimists Live Longer, Study Finds. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/11/03/optimists-live-longer-study-finds/
