New Perspectives on Medical Clowning (Hardcover)

Taking the recent coronavirus pandemic as a starting point, this book presents and analyzes new research around medical clowning in hospitals, from social media use to the impact on the hospitalized child in later life. This innovative book begins with an overview of the work of medical clowns. It discusses the idea of humor as a mechanism related to the revolution in language and human consciousness, and makes a connection between humor and anxiety, exploring how this can be mobilized to support hospitalized patients. There is extensive examination of medical clowning to strengthen coping skills and promote wellbeing in the time of Covid-19, where loneliness and isolation loomed large and anxieties were high. Subsequent chapters explore the role of medical clowning in wartime and at time of natural disasters, the experiences of children some time after their experience of hospitalization and clowning, and the role of social media and medical clowns in community building. This book is a fascinating contribution to the literature on medical clowning. It is of interest to researchers, practitioners and lecturers in medical clowning, play in healthcare, nursing, medicine, and performance studies.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Amnon Raviv
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-242330-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > Paediatric nursing Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Midwifery > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Occupational therapy > Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama) Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing Promotions
LSN:	1-03-242330-7
Barcode:	9781032423302

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