Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard CODE BLUE

Oh, Lord, save us from these articles about how laughter is the best medicine to get through "these trying times." They collect opinions from all of these wanna-be Patch Adams types counseling that you laugh away stress and how it'll help you deal with pain and there's even a psychotherapist who has teen gang members interact with a fake skeleton named "Irwin" because psychotherapists think a skeleton named Irwin is knee-slappingly funny. You know what? Laugh if you feel like laughing, but forcing the issue will only make you stress out more. And whatever you do, remember, doctors are not funny. (New York Times)

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