Social work with a pet loss support group in a university veterinary hospital

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 59-70

  Dunn, Kathleen L ^a   Mehler, Stephen J ^b   Greenberg, Helaine S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Pet loss; Support group; Veterinary hospital

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL WORK; SUPPORT GROUP; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BEREAVEMENT; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CATS; DOGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 24944473119     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v41n02_04     Document Type: Article

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