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Not that long ago, however, joy wasn't considered serious enough for psychologists to study. These scientists traditionally helped people with depression or other mental illnesses.

"When I started doing research on this 18 years ago," Lyubomirsky says, happiness "was not considered a scientific topic."
Louis J Sheehan
But today, happiness is a hot subject of research. As part of a growing field called positive psychology, more and more researchers are looking for ways to help people become happier, even if they don't feel depressed to begin with. And there are plenty of reasons why happiness is a worthy goal.