The therapeutic value of laughter in medicine.

CoCoInfo Tags: Laughter Therapy, Research, Catharsis, Laughter, Quality of Life, Wit and Humor as Topic, Humans

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Mora-Ripoll, Ramon

Source:

Alternative therapies in health and medicine, Volume 16, Issue 6, p.56-64 (2010)

Keywords:

Catharsis, Humans, Laughter, Laughter Therapy, Quality of Life, Research, Wit and Humor as Topic

Abstract:

The aim of this review is to identify, critically evaluate, and summarize the laughter literature across a number of fields related to medicine and health care to assess to what extent laughter health-related benefits are currently supported by empirical evidence.