Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine? Reflecting on a Mental Health Initiative Using Pragmatic Collaborative Autoethnography

Efficacy of laughter-inducing interventions in patients with somatic or mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

(2022) Katharina Stiwi et al.   Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Commentary: rethinking iteratively (from Australia)

(2022) Joan Leach   JCOM-Journal of Science Communication

The effect of laughter yoga on perceived stress, burnout, and life satisfaction in nurses during the pandemic: A randomized controlled trial

(2022) Aslı Si̇s Çeli̇k et al.   Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

The Engage-Disengage Model as an Inclusive Model for the Promotion of Healthy and Successful Aging in the Oldest-old

(2021) Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky et al.   Activities Adaptation & Aging

Laughter and humour for personal development: A systematic scoping review of the evidence

(2020) Freda N. Gonot-Schoupinsky et al.   European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Prescribing laughter to increase well-being in healthy adults: An exploratory mixed methods feasibility study of the Laughie

(2019) Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky et al.   European Journal of Integrative Medicine

A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials of laughter and humor interventions on depression, anxiety and sleep quality in adults

(2019) Jinping Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING

Effects of laughter therapy on quality of life in patients with cancer: An open-label, randomized controlled trial

(2019) Toshitaka Morishima et al.   PLoS One

Associations of Frequency of Laughter With Risk of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in a General Population: Findings From the Yamagata Study

(2019) Kaori Sakurada et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Laughter is the Best Medicine? A Cross-Sectional Study of Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Japanese Adults

(2016) Kei Hayashi et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Intradialytic Laughter Yoga therapy for haemodialysis patients: a pre-post intervention feasibility study

(2015) Paul N Bennett et al.   BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The effects of laughter on post-prandial glucose levels and gene expression in type 2 diabetic patients

(2009) Takashi Hayashi et al.   LIFE SCIENCES

The effect of mirthful laughter on the human cardiovascular system

(2009) Michael Miller et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES