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Editorials

Happiness

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7531.1489 (Published 22 December 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:1489

Rapid Response:

happiness in illness

I have been reading the editorial on Happiness and the responses with
deep interest. Having just finished writing a book for OUP on long-term
illness in general, I am now starting work on a book about happiness (or
unhappiness) in illness. I want to explore the factors that make it easier
or more difficult to experience happiness if one has to cope with a long-
term illness.

Most readers will accept that they know some people with such an
illness who seem to be happy a good deal of the time and some who are
fairly miserable. What is the difference?

Any suggestions or contibutions would be very much appreciated.

Frankie Campling
frankie@campling.force9.co.uk

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

06 January 2006
Frankie E Campling
medical author
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