A pilot project with clowns in psychiatric clinics;Clowns in der psychiatrie? Ein pilotprojekt

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Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 571-574

  Wild, B ^a   Wetzel, P ^a   Gottwald, U ^a   Buchkremer, G ^a   Wormstall, H ^a  

^a Universität Tübingen ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinic clowns; Geriatric; Humor; Laughter; Positive psychology

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLOWN; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 34347395576     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-006-2076-0     Document Type: Article

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