People's experiences of humor vary, and humor serves many different functions in our daily lives. Sometime we use humor as a coping mechanism when things are not going well, and other times we enjoy a ...

People's experiences of humor vary, and humor serves many different functions in our daily lives. Sometime we use humor as a coping mechanism when things are not going well, and other times we enjoy a ...

When you have depression, getting through a day can be tough, even with a support system, antidepressants and/or a dedicated therapist. Plus, depression can often go hand in hand with anxiety, a ...

“This is my memoir and my Illness’s biography. It’s stories of how I’ve been tortured by this thing but also found the absurd humor in it,” John Moe writes in his new book, “The Hilarious World of ...

A new review demonstrates the overall positive impact of humor therapy on depression and anxiety, which may help inform future research, policy, and practice. Humor, a nonpharmacologic intervention ...

An analysis of published studies suggests that humor therapy may lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety. For the analysis, which is published in Brain and Behavior, investigators identified 29 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with depressive symptoms used more humor and sarcasm to cope with challenges brought on by the COVID-19 ...

“The secret source of humor itself is not joy, but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.” That sentiment, offered by no less an authority on humor than Mark Twain, is just one of many that link the ...

It has been nine long months living with COVID-19. Most of us are tired of social distancing, wearing masks, and visiting with family from a distance or virtually. We miss the hugs and kisses of our ...

Hit podcast The Hilarious World of Depression is returning for a third season, featuring new celebrity interviews and audience discussion about mental illness. Hosted by John Moe, the series brings ...

Though John Moe's podcast, 'The Hilarious World of Depression' centers on mental illness, the conversations are funny. Humor "can bust me out" of... Humorist Lightens Depression's Darkness By Talking ...

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” reads the opening of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. The latter sentiment is contradicted by the Jerome family of Neil Simon ...