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SESSION 3 Humour and Depression

SESSION 3 Humour and Depression. Dr Peter Spitzer (aka) Dr Fruit-Loop GP/Chairman, Medical Director Humour Foundation. The l a u g h t e r prescription - Potent medicine for all ages. Dr Peter Spitzer (aka Dr Fruit-Loop) GP/Chairman, Medical Director Humour Foundation

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SESSION 3 Humour and Depression

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  1. SESSION 3 Humour and Depression

  2. Dr Peter Spitzer (aka) Dr Fruit-Loop GP/Chairman, Medical Director Humour Foundation

  3. The laughter prescription - Potent medicine for all ages Dr Peter Spitzer (aka Dr Fruit-Loop) GP/Chairman, Medical Director Humour Foundation spitzer@acenet.com.au

  4. Who said that? • “Laughter is bodily exercise precious to health” Aristotle • “Laughter is the shortest distance between 2 people” Victor Borge • “A clown is like an asprin, only he works twice as fast” Groucho Marx • “Laughter is the most inexpensive and the most effective wonder drug. Laughter is a universal medicine” Bertrand Russell

  5. Humour Foundation Mission statement To introduce & promote the health benefits of humour to patients, their families & health care professionals

  6. Dr Fruit-Loop & Dr B Looney

  7. Clown Doctors

  8. Humour Foundation Objectives To establish Clown Doctor units at major hospitals throughout Australia, bringing fun & laughter to patients, their families and staff To run seminars for health care professionals in using humour in patient/carer relationships; for self-care to reduce stress & burnout To provide resources on humour & health

  9. Staff - bless them

  10. Staff need cat-scans too

  11. Fun-shop for Canteen staff

  12. Fun-shopping medical students

  13. Outreach tour CT/chemo

  14. Wintergarden Medical Centre staff

  15. Humour Foundation Vision statement Go in with our hearts open………………. Play, with respect……………………………… Connect with compassion…………………. To uplift the spirit.

  16. Special visit - RPAH

  17. AADS • Poses a threat to quality of life • Erodes the capacity to tap into the joyfulness of life (so that you don’t even realise that you’ve lost it)

  18. AADS Diagnostic symptoms: • Making mountains out of molehills • Emotional constipation • Difficulty swallowing humour • Persistent soreness about almost everything • Hardening of the attitude • Terminal seriousness

  19. Effects of laughter Psychological • Stress reduction • Mood elevation • Improved coping with sadness & loss • Reduced anxiety • Improved performance • Positively associated with emotional stability • Enhanced communication

  20. Effects of laughter Physiological (Psychoneuroimmunology) • Enhanced relaxation response • Stress hormone reduction • Pain reduction • Immune system effects • BP lowering • Increased blood oxygenation

  21. Churchill Fellowship “A study of overseas-based clown doctor programs & their impact on the health-care system” www.churchilltrust.com.au (Go to: Fellows Reports-Medicine-Spitzer)

  22. Paris

  23. Paris

  24. Paris

  25. Going to play (Germany)

  26. Swiss Clown Doctors

  27. Introductions - NYC

  28. Comforting staff - Florence

  29. 90 yo carer - Boston

  30. Creative solutionsUsing laughter based on caring & empathy

  31. Introducing laughter in aged care • QOL/psychosocial ‘coal-face’ issues • Rotating Laughter Boss ‘add-on’ position • Work in co-operative partnership with other modalities • Laughter Bosses attend 1-day training fun-shop • Develop location-specific framework/network • 6 monthly follow-up/review/QA/fun-shop • Presentation of Laughter Boss certificates • Research opportunities

  32. Madge - ‘retired’ Irish actress

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