Harsh humour: A therapeutic discourse

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 633-642

  McCreaddie, May ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Disenfranchised groups; Drug users; Healthcare; Humour; Interactions; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; LAUGHTER THERAPY; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 78649462949     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00936.x     Document Type: Article

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