Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Psychiatry Res. 2011 Apr 30;186(2-3):454-7. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.10.009. Epub 2010 Nov 11.
Humor and laughter can positively influence mood, promote optimism and lead to a change of perspective. Six patients with major depression participated in a group training program specifically designed to enhance humor abilities. After 8 weeks of training, short-term mood improvement was observed and the patients considered themselves more capable of using humor as a coping strategy. Acquired humor skills also helped to sustain the patients' motivation throughout the training period. In light of these encouraging findings, further studies to compare the effectiveness of the humor training with the effectiveness of other types of intervention and to assess its potential long-term effects seem warranted.
幽默和笑声可以积极地影响情绪，促进乐观情绪，并带来视角的转变。六位患有重度抑郁症的患者参加了一个专门设计用来提高幽默能力的小组培训计划。经过 8 周的训练，观察到了短期的情绪改善，并且患者认为自己更有能力使用幽默作为应对策略。习得的幽默技巧也有助于在整个培训期间维持患者的动力。鉴于这些令人鼓舞的发现，似乎有必要进行进一步的研究，比较幽默训练的效果与其他类型干预的效果，并评估其潜在的长期效果。
