Article: Inability to control anger or stress elongates the healing process

Jill Kimball
University Wire
04-08-2008
(Oregon Daily Emerald) (UWIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- Next time your roommate steals your soda from the fridge, be forewarned: If you blow up at him, that shaving cut may take up to twice as long to heal.

A recent study conducted at Ohio State University uncovered a connection between emotions and the healing process - those who can't control anger or stress take longer to heal from physical injury.

The study, a result of Ohio State clinical psychology student Jean-Philippe Gouin's whim, confirms theories borne from previous studies in which health experts examined connections between mental health and physical health.

"More and more, we are seeing that ...

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