laughter therapy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004749",
  "term": "laughter therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of therapy that uses humor to help relieve pain and stress and improve a person’s sense of well-being. It may be used to help people cope with a serious disease, such as cancer. Laughter therapy may include laughter exercises, clowns, and comedy movies, books, games, and puzzles. It is a type of complementary therapy. Also called humor therapy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "humor therapy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/laughter-therapy/"
}