Best friends can boost resilience during tough times

Best friends are great for celebrating the good times, but a new study suggests that their biggest emotional boosts may come when the going gets tough. Researchers say the preliminary analysis provides the first long-term evidence that having a close, non-romantic relationship can be enormously beneficial for adults, psychological health. The new research will be presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference in May. (It has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed medical    READ MORE