The use of Animal-Assisted Therapy in adolescents with acute mental disorders: A randomized controlled study

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-46

  Stefanini, M C ^a   Martino, A ^a   Allori, P ^a   Galeotti, F ^b   Tani, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute psychiatric disorders in children adolescents; Animal Assisted Therapy in pediatric hospital; Methodology of AAT; Randomized controlled study

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY; ANIMALS; CHILD; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84926406996     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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