Is positive thinking the key to recovery?

November 27, 2011 6:28 AM

Some believe, despite no evidence, that positive thinking improves the odds of recovery from serious illnesses. Rita Braver takes a hard look at a disturbing finding from medical experts in the danger of relentless promotion of positive thinking as a means to ward off the inevitable.

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