Pet ownership As a meaningful community occupation for people with serious mental illness

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-137

  Zimolag, Ulrike ^a   Krupa, Terry ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bonding; Human activities; Human pet; Interpersonal relations; Mentally ill persons; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 66849141842     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.2.126     Document Type: Article

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