Laughter Therapy - Nursing
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A personal reflection: humor--I'd rather laugh than cry.

30 Oct 2007 This article examines the benefits of humor in both our personal and professional lives. Strategies to promote humor are also ... Read more...

Dying art.

30 Oct 2007 Working in a hospice gives nurses the opportunity to make patients' end of life peaceful, dignified and pain ... Read more...

Humor and older adults: what makes them laugh?

30 Aug 2006 Laughter, the physical response to perceived humor, has demonstrated positive effects on physical and psychological well-being. Studies that focus on effects of humor on health and well-being of older adults are scarce. No studies were found that ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Laughter Therapy - Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [When you laugh, your body is glad] 30 Aug 2009
• Humor as natural medicine. 30 Dec 2007
• A personal reflection: humor--I'd rather laugh than cry. 30 Oct 2007
• Dying art. 30 Oct 2007
• [Clinic clown--only one small red nose in the hospital?] 29 Sep 2007
• [The therapeutic clown in the pediatric milieu] 29 Jun 2007
• Commentary on "humor and older adults: what makes them laugh?". 30 Aug 2006
• Humor and older adults: what makes them laugh? 30 Aug 2006
• Volunteering: serious fun. 30 Mar 2005
• The impact of humor on patients with cancer. 30 Mar 2005
• Laughter really is the best medicine: the use of humour in therapy. 30 Dec 2004
• The geriatric gigglers. 30 Jul 2004
• [Helpful laughter and psychotherapy] 30 Dec 2003
• Humor as the focal point of treatment for forensic psychiatric patients. 29 Jun 2002
• Nurses explore relationships among mind, body, and spirit. 30 Aug 2001

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Technical information about 'Laughter Therapy'

Definition: Therapeutic use of humor and laughter to improve emotional well being in order to facilitate improvement in health.

Descriptor UI: D027641

Alternative terms: Laughter Therapy; Therapy, Laughter;

Related Mesh Headings: Laughter; Wit and Humor as Topic;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.190.525.311;

History Note: 2002