Laughter Therapy - Research News and Information

Sunday, October 12, 2008

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

Mar 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... Read more...

Infinite possibility: clowning with elderly people.

2008 Over the past 30 years, there has been aplentitude of research into the health benefits of humor and laughter for healthy, sick, or depressed adults and children as well as for senior citizens. Medical research supports... Read more...

Impact of laughter on air trapping in severe chronic obstructive lung disease.

2008 Static and dynamic hyperinflation is an important factor of exertional dyspnea in patients with severe COPD. This proof-of-concept intervention trial sought to study whether laughter can reduce hyperinflation through... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Laughter Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [The therapeutic clown in the pediatric milieu] 8 Mar 2008
• The purpose and function of humour in health, health care and nursing: a narrative review. Mar 2008
• Infinite possibility: clowning with elderly people. 2008
• Impact of laughter on air trapping in severe chronic obstructive lung disease. 2008
• A personal reflection: humor--I'd rather laugh than cry. 18 Dec 2007
• [Clinic clown--only one small red nose in the hospital?] 29 Sep 2007
• Rectus sheath haematoma: a rare presentation of non-contact strenuous exercises. 29 Sep 2007
• Cobo and her friends: the caring clowns. 16 Sep 2007
• Dialysis laughing. 29 Apr 2007
• Viewing humorous film improves nighttime wakening in children with atopic dermatitis. 29 Apr 2007
• [A pilot project with clowns in psychiatric clinics] 29 Apr 2007
• Effect of workplace laughter groups on personal efficacy beliefs. Mar 2007
• Have you laughed today? 30 Dec 2006
• The effect of humorous movies on inpatients with chronic schizophrenia. 13 Nov 2006
• Humour therapy in patients with late-life depression or Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study. 14 Sep 2006
• Commentary on "humor and older adults: what makes them laugh?". 30 Aug 2006
• SMILES--toward a better laughter life: a model for introducing humor in the palliative care setting. 20 Aug 2006
• Why clown-doctors are needed in paediatric wards. 9 Aug 2006
• Humor and older adults: what makes them laugh? 31 Jul 2006
• Spread a lot of happiness. Interview by Maggie Elliot. 30 May 2006

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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;

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