Therapeutic humor: Attitudes and actions by occupational therapists in adult physical disabilities settings

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-41

  Southam, Marti ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Psychoneuroimmunology; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; HUMOR; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 0042856418     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J003v17n01_03     Document Type: Review

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