Here you will find some links and places to get more information on laughter around the web.
Laughing with and at patients
Laughing with and at Patients: The Roles of Laughter in Confrontations in Addiction Group Therapy Laughing with and at patients – the roles of laughter in confrontations.
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR12-3/arminen.pdf
Laughter and Tears: Student Therapists’ Perspectives on Music
Laughter and Tears – a students’ perspectives on music therapy in palliative Care Laughter and Tears: Student Therapists’ Perspectives on Music Therapy.
http://www.musictherapy.ca/docs/confproc/2006/McIntosh.pdf
Laughter as Medicine
Pages 1 of 3 John R De Palma, MD Laughter_as_medicine.doc Laughter as Medicine aughter is an uncommon but normal part of our behavior. It has been given short shrift.
http://www.hemodialysis-inc.com/readings/laughter.pdf
Lynn Caesar, Ph.D.,
Lynn Caesar, Ph.D., Lynn is a licensed psychologist and a certified laughter yoga teacher and leader. A life long student of natural therapies, she is influenced.
http://www.joyofkidding.com/laughterclub/LynnCaesar.pdf
Use of Humor as a Complementary Therapy
Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Nursing Faculty Publications Nursing 1-1-1999 Use of Humor as a Complementary Therapy Mary Bennett.
http://www.hemodialysis-inc.com/readings/laughter.pdf
The Lexicon of Laughter©® Gelopedia
World Laughter Tour 1159 South Creekway Court Columbus, OH 43230 1-800-669-5233 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-800-669-5233 end_of_the_skype_highlighting info@worldlaughtertour.com www.WorldLaughterTour.com A Dictionary of Vocabulary & Terminology … ..more..
http://www.worldlaughtertour.com/pdfs/gelopedia.pdf
Humor has fans in medical circles
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/262840_laughter14.html Humor has fans in medical circles Tuesday, March 14, 2006 By SUSAN PHINNEY P-I REPORTER … ..more..
http://www.worldlaughtertour.com/pdfs/031406-Seattle.pdf
Our Support System and Laughter:
www.phillyfitmagazine.com 16 IPhilly FIT Regarding our support systems, a study published in the Journal of Child.
http://www.phillyfit.com/Articles/7-8/16-17%20PhillyFIT0708_Layout%201.pdf
A Hand Book on Laughter Yoga
table of content laughter yoga keeps you fit….. 3 laughter yoga-a gym of soul.
http://www.yogalaff.com/html/laughter-yoga.pdf
Humor and Laughter May Influence Health: [Part] III.
Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Nursing Faculty Publications Nursing 1-1-2007 Humor and Laughter May Influence Health: [Part] III. Laughter and Health Outcomes Mary … ..more..
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fcd/vprograms/fcelessons/fcepdffiles/laughterteacher.pdf
Laughter Is Good Medicine
Laughter Is Good Medicine Leader Guide HE 4-970 Janice Gregg Family and Community Development Faculty Objectives.
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=nurs_fac_pub
Laughter as Therapy A Serious LOOK at Laughter!
Janni Goss Have you noticed how often the benefits of Laughter and Laughter Yoga are given media coverage?
http://vsplugins.com/clients/jannigoss/docs/A_Serious_Look_at_Laughter.pdf
Laughter prescription
Vol 55: October • octobre 2009 Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien 965 Commentary Laughter prescription William B. Strean PhD Laughter is the tonic.
http://www.cfp.ca/content/55/10/965.full.pdf
LAUGHTER – THE BEST MEDICINE
Dr Susan Kloot A recent article in the daily papers announced with breathless journalistic certainty that it has now been proven that laughter.
http://www.monashdivision.com.au/resources/GP_wellbeing/articles/LAUGHTER.pdf
The Connection between Laughter, Humor, and Good Health
Your body cannot heal without play. Your mind cannot heal without laughter. Your soul cannot heal without joy.
http://www.ca.uky.edu/HES/FCS/factshts/hsw-caw-807.pdf
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2010
Laughter and humor as complementary and alternative medicines for dementia patients BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6882-10-28.pdf
Topic Discussion Activities
ECCE Reading Practice 3. What Do You Think? In small groups, discuss the following questions. Many people say that laughter is the best medicine.
http://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472031686-unit1.pdf
The Laughter – Immune Connection
by Lee Berk Dr. P. H. , and Stanley Tan, M. D. , Ph. D. The research below was presented by Drs. Berk and Tan at the American.
http://www.hospitalclown.com/Past%20Issues/Final%20PDFs/Vol%202-2Berk.pdf
The Power of Laughter
Laughter is one of the best emotional and physical therapies for anyone under stress. Laughing releases endorphins into the brain.
http://evolutionezine.com/The-Power-of-Laughter.pdf
Enjoy!
SUSAN
