While the movie never names what specific illnesses Fleck has been diagnosed with, these fits of controllable laughter are based on an actual disorder called Pseudobulbar Affect, or PBA.

Although a plethora of medications and therapies now exist for major depression, roughly one in three diagnosed patients ...

The “laughing disorder” that apparently afflicts these women is likened to “the wild, cruel laughter of war.” There is no real path to recovery, no hope of finding happiness during peacetime.

However, during the promotions of her latest film Shabdam, she surprised fans by disclosing her struggle with a rare laughter disorder. She explained that she often finds herself unable to stop ...

What makes a person go crazy? Is it their situation? Their mental state? Or does it have to do with the time-old theory of nature vs. nurture? It poses that ...

"Even the sound of their laughter is torturous to me ... Hyperacusis is a rare disorder which affects loudness perception. People living with the condition are overly sensitive to a range of ...