ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2006
Humor and laughter may influence health. I. History and background.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02849067 (Hemodynamic Responses of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients to a Comedy Session), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers.
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Hemodynamic Responses of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients to a Comedy Session: Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Laughter and Stress Relief in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Article
- Clowning as a supportive measure in paediatrics - a survey of clowns, parents and nursing staff.BMC pediatrics · 2013Article
- Physiological and emotional responses of disabled children to therapeutic clowns: a pilot study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011Article
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- Clowns benefit children hospitalized for respiratory pathologies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2011Article
- Laughter prescription.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2009Article
- Humor and Laughter May Influence Health IV. Humor and Immune Function.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2009Article
- Laughter, humor and pain perception in children: a pilot study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2009Article
- The life threatened child and the life enhancing clown: towards a model of therapeutic clowning.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2008Article
- Humor and Laughter May Influence Health: III. Laughter and Health Outcomes.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2008Article
- Humor and Laughter May Influence Health: II. Complementary Therapies and Humor in a Clinical Population.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2006Article
- Humor as a protective factor against anxiety and depression.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
Articles in both the lay and professional literature have extolled the virtues of humor, many giving the impression that the health benefits of humor are well documented by the scientific and medical community. The concept that humor or laughter can be therapeutic goes back to biblical times and this belief has received varying levels of support from the scientific community at different points in its history. Current research indicates that using humor is well accepted by the public and is frequently used as a coping mechanism. However, the scientific evidence of the benefits of using humor on various health related outcomes still leaves many questions unanswered.
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