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2-) Robert Holden devised his treatment using laughter………………

Robert Holden, a psycho therapist and counsellor is pioneering a new remedy for countering stress and despair. The treatment has no harmful side effects and its applications are virtually limitless. It is called laughing. The idea of devoting whole therapy sessions to laughter and smiling occurred to Mr. Holden when he was doing one-to-one counselling. His clients were trying to cope with traumas Including bereavement, divorce and sexual abuse. "The turning point in these sessions tended to come when they could laugh about it," he said. "That was the moment when their perception of the problem changed. Mr. Holden persuaded the health authority to back a pilot project at its advice and counselling centre. Five months on, the fortnightly midday laughter sessions bring about a dozen people together, and there is a waiting list of 50 for planned evening courses. The only charge is for tea and1-coffee.