Creating a therapeutic and healing environment with a pet therapy program

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-146

  Coakley, Amanda Bulette ^a   Mahoney, Ellen K ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Healing; Pet therapy; Recovery; Stress reduction; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOG; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DOGS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650147945     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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