Psychological well-being and mortality: longitudinal findings from Lithuanian middle-aged and older adults study

ConclusionsPsychological well-being is an important predictor of longevity, controlling well-recognized risk factors such as age, education, cardiovascular diseases, social status, marital status, lifestyle and biological factors and depressive symptoms. Positive psychological well-being should be taken into account when screening older people to prevent negative health outcomes.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research