Therapeutic use of humor to improve social support in an institutionalized schizophrenic inpatient community

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 175-182

  Gelkopf, Marc ^a   Sigal, Mircea ^a   Kramer, Richard ^a  

^a LEV HASHARON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0028411357     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1994.9711380     Document Type: Article

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