Effects of animal-assisted therapy on behavioral and/or psychological symptoms in dementia: A case report

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 625-632

  Nordgren, Lena ^a,b   Engström, Gabriella ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

animal assisted therapy; BPSD; dementia care; dog therapy; nonpharmaceutical interventions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DOG; FEMALE; GROOMING; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TONGUE CANCER; WALKING;

EID: 84869063853     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317512464117     Document Type: Article

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