laughter (noun) : the experience or manifestation of mirth, amusement, scorn, or joy
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In doing a bit of follow-up research on laughter therapy, I discovered that a couple of years ago, a group of health professionals at the Edinburgh Centre of Health and Wellbeing "prescribed" comedy DVDs to patients with depression. The health workers even put on a stand-up comedy show in the Edinburgh Queens Hall which was filmed and the film later handed out to GP surgeries across the country.
The aim was to give people with depression an alternative to antidepressants.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health_staff_prescribe_comedy_for_patients_with_depression_1_1222777
Funny thing (pun intended) - there is no follow up research reported on how this all worked out for the Centre's patients.
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