Humour and mental health

This thesis dealt with the complex relationship of humour and mental health. It may look simple from a glance but digging into the topic, gives a maze-like view. A step-by-step approach was taken; from the definitions of humour and mental to the biology and the different types of humour, and their benefits or disadvantages as regards mental health can be found.Important methodologies in humour studies are also mentioned.The purpose of this thesis was to trigger further thoughts on the subject of humour and mental health;to provoke the readers to imagine mental health been prevented and treated by humour.egységes, osztatlanáltalános orvosmagya