Humor and the Health Professions

By Vera Robinson,

Book cover of Humor and the Health Professions: The Therapeutic Use of Humor in Health Care

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Extensive coverage of humor in interpersonal relationships, patient education and the work environment greatly enhance the value of this book to all health care professionals. Humor and the Health Professions introduces the benefits of humor not only as a healing tool for the patient, but as a stress management tool…

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1 author picked Humor and the Health Professions as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Another pioneer in the therapeutic humor field: this one written for the health professions. In spite of that, any reader can get a lot from this book. It introduces the benefits of humor not only as a healing tool for the patient, but as a stress management tool for the health professional as well. Certainly, any reader dealing with stress can benefit from the coping characteristics of humor.

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