*삼성서울병원 정신과, †계요병원 정신과, ‡가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실, §인제대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실, ∥울산대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실
*Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, †Department of Psychiatry, Keyo Hospital, Uiwang, ‡Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, §Departm
Most modern researches have focused on the underlying biological mechanisms as the basis of various psychopathology such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, etc. However, little is known about the biological basis of positive psychology. Recent developments in biological and neuroscientific techniques enable us to speculate that there are also biological basis in the field of positive psychology. The author introduces some important researches on the biological basis of positive psychology. (Korean J Str Res 2008;16:281∼285)