Rationale Laughter-inducing therapies are being applied more regularly in the last decade,
and the number of scientific reports of their beneficial effects is growing. Laughter-inducing …

Objective. 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 …

Abstract Background Laughter Yoga founded by M. Kataria is a combination of
unconditioned laughter and yogic breathing. Its effect on mental and physical aspects of …

Aim: To investigate the effects of laughter therapy on depression, cognitive function, quality
of life, and sleep of the elderly in a community. Methods: Between July and September 2007 …

Apathy is one of the most challenging and prevalent behavioral symptoms of dementia. It is
associated with increased disability and caregiver frustration as well as reduced quality of …

Major depression is associated with cognitive deficits including memory, executive functions,
and affect perception, which have been linked to dysfunction of fronto-subcortical networks …

There is now a relatively good understanding of the broad range of direct and indirect effects
of humor and laughter on perceptions, attitudes, judgments and emotions, which can …

Introduction Scientific research has shown that laughter may have both preventive and
therapeutic values. Health-related benefits of laughter are mainly reported from …

Objectives To determine whether humour therapy reduces depression (primary outcome),
agitation and behavioural disturbances and improves social engagement and quality-of-life …

Background Few randomized controlled trials have assessed the effects of laughter therapy
on health-related quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients. This study aimed to evaluate these …