Humor can be a useful mood tool, but timing matters. A new review found that laughter may help more once depression has eased ...

Comedian Robin Williams once said that every time you get depressed, comedy will be there to drag you out of it. But does ...

A new review finds that while humor builds resilience during remission, using comedy during acute depression can trigger ...

A new review demonstrates the overall positive impact of humor therapy on depression and anxiety, which may help inform future research, policy, and practice. Humor, a nonpharmacologic intervention ...

People's experiences of humor vary, and humor serves many different functions in our daily lives. Sometime we use humor as a coping mechanism when things are not going well, and other times we enjoy a ...

The month of August has been known as Happiness Happens Month. The idea is that each day, you should do something that brings happiness, either to yourself or others. The effort can be as small as ...

An analysis of published studies suggests that humor therapy may lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety. For the analysis, which is published in Brain and Behavior, investigators identified 29 ...

Though John Moe's podcast, 'The Hilarious World of Depression' centers on mental illness, the conversations are funny. Humor "can bust me out" of... Humorist Lightens Depression's Darkness By Talking ...

Or at least, it’s not supposed to be. Depression doesn’t exactly call up visions of roaring laughter. But on FX’s You’re the Worst, some of the funniest jokes hang on the darkest topics. You’re the ...

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An analysis of published studies suggests that humor therapy may lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety. For the analysis, which is published in Brain and Behavior, investigators identified 29 ...