Social Psychology

Laughter is the best medicine.

This entry was posted in Health Mind And Body and tagged Healthy Aging laugh laughter and healing laughter and health Relationships Social Psychology on August 22, 2008 by Stuti Manandhar.

Laughter is the best medicine.We’ve heard the expression time and again. For decades, researchers have explored how humor helps patients relieve stress and heal. Melissa B. Wanzer, EdD, professor of communication studies at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, has taken it one step further, with her research on how humor helps medical professionals cope with [...]