The use of humor in psychotherapy

Humor can be a useful treatment technique in the hands of some psychotherapists. It may help the patient to see painful life events and situations from less threatening perspectives, and can take the anxiety and guilt out of many difficult circunstances and incidents. Humor can be valuable in talkin...

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Main Authors: A.H. Chapman, Mirian Chapman-Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1995-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1995000100024&lng=en&tlng=en