The Role of Psychotherapy and Humor for Death Anxiety, Death Wishes, and Aging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630633 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Richman (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-51 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/d0nx-7v03-w1h0-4614 |
| PMID | 17844770 |
| OpenAlex | W2008214439 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article is part of a series of humor on social attitudes (Richmen, 1977), humor by the elderly (Richman, 1989), assessment (Richman, 1996a), and psychotherapy (Richman, 1996b). The present study is based on the topics of humor related to death anxiety and wishes, and aging that emerged during psychotherapy with elderly patients. The healing qualities of laughter and humor have been observed since Biblical times to the present, however the applications of humor to professional psychotherapy is still in its infancy. The examples in this study spell out how humor in therapy can bring people together, and help them affirm life and laugh at anxiety, depression, and their problems in living
Alternative medicine · Anxiety · Death anxiety · Depression (economics · Laughter · Life review · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sense of humor · Spell · Humor Studies and Applications · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |