Mental health. Pets as therapy: effects on social interaction in long-stay psychiatry.
Many studies have suggested that health and social benefits may be derived from pet ownership or visitation and research has included investigation of the effects of pet visitation upon interaction levels within severely mentally ill populations. The study featured in this article aimed to examine f...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Nursing Vol. 9; no. 21; pp. 2220 - 2226 |
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| Formato: | case study research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
11/23/2000
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