Implementation of a manual-based training of humor abilities in patients with depression: a pilot study.
Psychiatry Res
; 186(2-3): 454-7, 2011 Apr 30.
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| ID: mdl-21071099
ABSTRACT
Humor and laughter can positively influence mood, promote optimism and lead to a change of perspective. Six patients with major depression participated in a group training program specifically designed to enhance humor abilities. After 8 weeks of training, short-term mood improvement was observed and the patients considered themselves more capable of using humor as a coping strategy. Acquired humor skills also helped to sustain the patients' motivation throughout the training period. In light of these encouraging findings, further studies to compare the effectiveness of the humor training with the effectiveness of other types of intervention and to assess its potential long-term effects seem warranted.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Senso de Humor e Humor como Assunto
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Manipulações Musculoesqueléticas
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Depressão
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychiatry Res
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha