Dog-assisted intervention significantly reduces anxiety in hospitalized patients with major depression

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-148

  Hoffmann, Andreas O M ^a   Lee, Ah Hyung ^a   Wertenauer, Florian ^a   Ricken, Roland ^a   Jansen, Joanna J ^a   Gallinat, Juergen ^a   Lang, Undine E ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Anxiety; Dogs; Major depression; Pets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOG; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 71949131563     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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