Laughter Therapy - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The purpose and function of humour in health, health care and nursing: a narrative review.

28 Feb 2008 AIM: This paper is a report of a review conducted to identify, critically analyse and synthesize the humour literature across a number of fields related to health, health care and nursing. BACKGROUND: The humour-health hypothesis suggests that there ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Laughter Therapy - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The purpose and function of humour in health, health care and nursing: a narrative review. 28 Feb 2008
• 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
• [The therapeutic clown in the pediatric milieu] 29 Jun 2007
• Humour therapy in patients with late-life depression or Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study. 30 Dec 2006
• Spread a lot of happiness. Interview by Maggie Elliot. 30 May 2006
• Why clown-doctors are needed in paediatric wards. 30 Mar 2006
• Send in the clowns. 29 Sep 2005
• The impact of humor on patients with cancer. 30 Mar 2005
• The gift of laughter. 29 Nov 2004
• Effect of viewing a humorous vs. nonhumorous film on bronchial responsiveness in patients with bronchial asthma. 30 May 2004
• [Mossieu Gaga or the humor in madness] 30 Dec 2003
• [Helpful laughter and psychotherapy] 30 Dec 2003
• Have you heard the one about. 30 Aug 2003
• "Irrepressible chirpy Cockney chappies"? Humour as an aid to survival. 30 Dec 2000
• "Hey, you're dead!" The multiple uses of humour in representations of British National Defence in the Second World War. 30 Dec 2000

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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