Humor as the Focal Point of Treatment for Forensic Psychiatric Patients

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 75-86

  Minden, P ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic psychiatric nursing; Group therapy; Humor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LAUGHTER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036655157     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200207000-00011     Document Type: Article

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