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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 on Therapeutic Humor with Dr. Steven Sultanoff:

Today’s Woman of Orange County–March/April 2008

 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)

New for 2008 Published articles on Couple Relationships

Articles about Therapeutic Humor

• Defining Humor: Excerpts from the book Play Therapy with Adults (Wiley and Sons, 2002) ©
  This is an excerpt from an extensive exploration of therapeutic uses of humor in psychotherapy. This chapter appears in the Play Therapy with Adults book along with chapters on Humor and Depression in the Elderly (by Joseph Richman) and Humor and Stress (by Herbert Lefcourt, Ph.D.). Both Richman and Lefcourt are pioneers in the field of therapeutic humor

  Exploring the Land of Mirth and Funny;
  A Voyage Through the Interrelationships of Wit, Mirth, and Laughter © 199

• 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
• Jest for Perspective; Using Humor to Cope with AIDS © 199
• 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
• 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
• Using Humor For Treatment and Diagnosis:
  A Shrinking Perspective © 2000
• 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