The relation to the humor and laugh in patients with schizophrenia
Stefanenko, E.A.; Enikolopov, S.N.; Ivanova, E.M.
Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 114(1): 26-29
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1997-7298 PMID: 24637813 Document Number: 678292
This study provides the data on gelotophobia (the fear of being laughed at), gelotophilia (the joy of being laughed at) and katagelasticism (the joy of laughing at others) in patients with schizophrenia in comparison with controls. Gelotophobia was significantly higher and katagelasticism was significantly lower in psychiatric patients than in controls. The negative correlation was found between gelotophobia and the duration of illness among patients with paranoid schizophrenia. Gelotophilia and katagelasticism were correlated positively both in patients and controls. In patients with schizotypal disorder, gelotophobia was also correlated with katagelasticism. High scores on katagelasticism and gelotophilia typical for men in the control group became typical for women in schizophrenia group.