Vol. 16 No. 1 (2024): Mental Health & Wellbeing
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Creativity and Wellbeing: Creative acts of today predicts the well-being of tomorrow

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  • Prof. Geetha Upadhyaya, OBE, MBBS., MD., Ph.D., D.Lett., MBACP
Prof. Geetha Upadhyaya, OBE, MBBS., MD., Ph.D., D.Lett., MBACP
Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.38192/16.1.7

Published 2024-03-06

Keywords

  • creativity

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Upadhyay, G. (2024). Creativity and Wellbeing: Creative acts of today predicts the well-being of tomorrow. Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.38192/16.1.7

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