Smile study: humour therapy for dementia

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We hear about the results of the first scientific evaluation of the so-called Smile Study to measure the use of humour therapy to treat dementia patients. UNSW Smile Study chief investigator Dr Lee-Fay Low and clown doctor and humour therapist Jean Paul Bell have found an average 20 per cent reduction in agitation levels in the treatment group.

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