behaviorceutical

Noun

behaviorceutical (plural behaviorceuticals)

1. (neologism) An activity that can improve an individual's mental health.
   • We see this commercialization as the critical final step in translating the research documenting the health-damaging effects of psychosocial risk factors and the potential of behavioral interventions to ameliorate those effects into commercial behavioral products—analogous to the pharmaceutical...2011 March 11, Redford B Williams, Virginia P Williams, “Adaptation and implementation of an evidence-based behavioral medicine program in diverse global settings: The Williams LifeSkills...
   • But to reap the mental health benefits of behaviourceuticals, it is important to engage in an activity that produces valued outcomes. This may be gardening for one person, woodworking for another and organising closets for someone else.2018 July 29, Sasha Gonzales, “What knitting, painting and pottery do to your brain, and why they can make you happier and reduce stress”, in South China Morning Post, Hong Kong: South China Morning...