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Articles and Interviews on Humor
By Steven M. Sultanoff, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Past President of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor

Print Interviews with Dr. Steven Sultanoff:

 Image Magazine January 2005        Colleague Magazine (Pepperdine University) Summer 2004

                            

Audio Interviews and Presentations on Therapeutic humor

Dr. Sultanoff being interviewed on World Talk Radio (45 minutes)
Dr. Sultanoff explains Therapeutic Humor  (8 minutes)

Articles about Therapeutic Humor

• Exploring the Land of Mirth and Funny;
  A Voyage Through the Interrelationships of Wit, Mirth, and Laughter © 1994

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• Taking Humor Seriously in the Workplace © 1993
  
  
• Using Humor In Crisis Situations © 1995

• Choosing to Be Amusing; Assessing an Individual's Receptivity to Therapeutic Humor © 1994

• Levity Defies Gravity; Using Humor in Crisis Situations ©1995

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• Jest for Perspective; Using Humor to Cope with AIDS © 1992

• Survival of the Witty-est; Creating Resilience Through Humor © 1997

• Humor and Wellness--Melding the Present and the Future: Humor and Heart Disease©  1998

• Tickling Our Funny Bone: Humor Matters in Health © 1999

• Examining the Research on Humor: Being Cautious About Our Conclusions © 1999

• Where has All My Humor Gone; Long Time Passing...  
  Humor from Children to Adults © 1999

• Laughter is the Best Medicine with Mirthologist and Clinical Psychologist
  WebMD chat with Dr. Steven M. Sultanoff, Ph.D. 10/29/99

• Defining Humor: Excerpts from Play Therapy with Adults (Wiley and Sons, 2002) ©

• Maintaining High-Touch Humor 
  In a High-Tech Society © 2001

Articles on Humor in Counseling and Psychotherapy

• Using Humor in the Counseling Relationship © 1992

• The Impact of Humor in the Counseling Relationship © 1992
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• Using Humor For Treatment and Diagnosis:
  A Shrinking Perspective © 2000

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• The Path Healing©  2001(Survival after 911)

• Articles and News Links about Healing and Recovery

• President's Column 
  from the American Association for Therapeutic Humor Newsletter

  • February, 2001:
    Maintaining High-Touch Humor 
    In a High-Tech Society 

  • Fall, 1999
    
    Examining the Research in the 
    Therapeutic Benefits of Humor and Laughter © 1999

  Media Articles Available on line:

• Laugh and Be Well: Tapping The Therapeutic Power of Humor, NurseWeek, 4/2000
  

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