@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of humor intervention for patients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial",
journal="Journal of psychiatric research",
year="2014",
author="Cai, Chunfeng and Yu, Liping and Rong, Lan and Zhong, Hanling",
volume="59",
number="",
pages="174-178",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the possible therapeutic effects of a 10-session humor intervention program in improving rehabilitative outcomes and the effects of the intervention on patients' sense of humor among patients with schizophrenia. <br><br>METHOD: Thirty subjects were randomly assigned into either the intervention (humor skill training) group (n = 15) or the control (doing handwork) group (n = 15). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests and ANOVA. <br><br>FINDINGS: Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were conducted to examine the differences across conditions and time. A group by time interaction effect was observed on all of the outcomes, except positive symptoms of PANSS. The time main effect was also significant on the total score (p < 0.005) and the negative symptoms score (p < 0.001) of the PANSS. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of humor skill training in a mental health service can improve rehabilitative outcomes and sense of humor for schizophrenia patients who were in the rehabilitation stage.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3956",
doi="10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.09.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.09.010"
}