A new review demonstrates the overall positive impact of humor therapy on depression and anxiety, which may help inform future research, policy, and practice. Humor, a nonpharmacologic intervention ...

An analysis of published studies suggests that humor therapy may lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety. For the analysis, which is published in Brain and Behavior, investigators identified 29 ...

There’s a good bit of humor to be found in “Web Therapy,” which stars Lisa Kudrow (“Friends,” “The Comeback”) as Dr. Fiona Wallice, a brittle, impatient therapist who’s found “a new modality” for ...

Psychotherapy is rarely associated with joking, laughter, or humor. That's hardly a surprise, of course. It's not easy to open up about emotional pain, guilt, anger, despair, or other uncomfortable ...

Life comes with its fair share of turmoils. Whether it’s stress, burnout, or just one of those off days, many of us rely on small daily rituals to stay grounded—long walks, hot showers, sunny spring ...

An analysis of published studies suggests that humor therapy may lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety. For the analysis, which is published in Brain and Behavior, investigators identified 29 ...

After 26 years in the military and five deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, Robin Phoenix took an entirely different career path — standup comedy. Looking back now, it wasn’t that much of a leap.