Happiness and unhappiness have no direct effect on mortality

Overview of attention for article published in The Lancet, December 2015

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Is happiness essential for good health?

Australian Doctor, 15 Mar 2016

As the human version of Grumpy Cat, I was grudgingly cheered up this week to read that happiness has no effect on mortality.

News story from Khaleej Times on Saturday 09 January 2016

Khaleej Times, 09 Jan 2016

Unhappiness may lead to bad choices, but it probably won't kill you | Fox News

FOX News, 28 Dec 2015

Even though poor health is a known cause of unhappiness, and bad lifestyle choices often follow bad moods, misery alone…

Unhappiness may lead to bad choices, but it probably won’t kill you, study finds

The Malay Mail Online, 27 Dec 2015

A competitor is silhouetted against the sun as he jumps into the water during a cliff diving competition near the central…

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