Humor brings about positive outcomes in psychotherapy: studyFebruary 20, 2019 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The presence of humor during therapy sessions is associated with improved outcomes, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Psychotherapy, PsyPost reports. “Humor is present in virtually every human relationship, and also inside psychotherapy sessions. Clients make humorous statements about their situation, and also about their therapeutic process,” said study author and psychiatrist Christophe Panichelli. “Famous psychotherapists used humor with their clients and published an abundant literature to describe the risks and benefits of this particular psychotherapeutic tool. But when I searched for clinical studies about the relationship between humor and psychotherapy effectiveness, I only found one study about this topic (Ventis et al. 2001), an interesting study conducted in behavioral therapy for clients with arachnophobia.” “No other diagnoses were included, and therefore it is not possible to generalize its results to a real-life population of clients with other clinical problems,” Panichelli explained. “We wanted to complete the available data by following W.E. Deming’s advice: ‘In God we trust; all others must bring data.'” In the study, 110 psychiatric clients along with their therapists completed surveys regarding humor during individual outpatient psychotherapy sessions. The clients had attended at least 10 sessions. The research included both men and women with a variety of diagnoses. The researchers found that the use of humor during psychotherapy sessions was linked to higher ratings of therapeutic effectiveness. Clients who reported more occurrences of humor during therapy also tended to report greater pleasure in participating in therapy sessions and report a stronger therapeutic alliance. Photo. Getty Images Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |