Points of correspondence between humor and psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 560-566

  Richman, Joseph ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMOR; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STROKE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 0030497709     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.33.4.560     Document Type: Review

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