The inability to experience pleasure or interest in activities (commonly referred to in clinical settings as anhedonia) is characteristic of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and ...

Positive mood amplification which can, at times, escalate rapidly and be maladaptive is a hallmark of the bipolar disorder spectrum (BPDS). BPDS is characterized by disabling mood states reflected in ...

This post was co-authored by David Szwedo and Kristen Allen, a senior at James Madison University. Parents often have high hopes for how their children will turn out in adulthood, such as wanting them ...

Adolescents with high positive affect may have improved physical and mental health as adults, according to a study published April 2 nd in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Eric Kim and Renae ...