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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 |
Art of medicine: Should we be laughing more in art museums and hospitals?. By unintentionally muting giggles and guffaws do museums and hospitals deprive their patrons and patients of the positive effects that humor could have on their health. The occasional exceptions are teenagers or young adults who are not fully socialized to museum culture. Art is an ideal medium for many forms of humor and many artists are intentionally funny. If the simple act of looking at art can reduce a museum visitors anxiety then it follows that easy laughter adds healthy value to the gallery experience just as my mother recovering in her hospital bed may benefit if her doctors cheerful irreverence improves the flow of oxygen to her heart
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