Correlating intense emotions with specific health conditions

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Researchers have long known that intense emotions felt over time can affect our health. A new study digs a bit deeper: it analyzed arguments between spouses, and sheds light on which emotions might be associated with which conditions. In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s behavioral health reporter Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss the findings.

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