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Definition of 'Laughter Therapy'

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

Common names: Laughter Therapy; Therapy, Laughter

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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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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

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