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Id | 700 | |
Author | Ring F. | |
Title | Art of medicine: Should we be laughing more in art museums and hospitals? | |
Reference | Ring F.; Art of medicine: Should we be laughing more in art museums and hospitals? ;AMA Journal of Ethics vol:22 issue: 7.0 page:E624 |
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Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85088908619&doi=10.1001%2famajethics.2020.624&partnerID=40&md5=79132652fdf5dd3e35561f554a260ef4 |
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Abstract | If both art and laughter are good for your health, why arent we encouraging more humor in museums and hospitals? We are taught to approach art with awe and respect-and to treat medicine as deadly serious business. It follows, then, that overt displays of humor, such as laughing or joking in a museum, doctors office, or hospital, are probably in bad taste. But if viewing and making art can lower rates of anxiety and depression and help soothe chronic pain-and if laughter helps blood vessels function better and improves the flow of oxygen to the heart and brain-then perhaps we unwittingly deprive our patrons and patients of an important tool in the health and wellness toolbox. Copyright © 2020 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. ISSN 2376-6980 |
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