"Animal Assisted Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of live animal as a means of therapy
| Descriptor ID |
D056447
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.169.063.500.083 E02.779.124 F04.754.017
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| Concept/Terms |
Animal Assisted Therapy- Animal Assisted Therapy
- Animal Assisted Therapies
- Assisted Therapies, Animal
- Assisted Therapy, Animal
- Therapies, Animal Assisted
- Therapy, Animal Assisted
- Animal Facilitated Therapy
- Animal Facilitated Therapies
- Facilitated Therapies, Animal
- Facilitated Therapy, Animal
- Therapies, Animal Facilitated
- Therapy, Animal Facilitated
Pet Therapy- Pet Therapy
- Pet Therapies
- Therapies, Pet
- Therapy, Pet
- Pet Facilitated Therapy
- Facilitated Therapies, Pet
- Facilitated Therapy, Pet
- Pet Facilitated Therapies
- Therapies, Pet Facilitated
- Therapy, Pet Facilitated
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Animal Assisted Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Using Virtual Pet to Replace Pet Therapy Visits in Our Nursing Facility During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Mar; 22(3):B18.
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"Recovering With Nature": A Review of Ecotherapy and Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Public Health. 2020; 8:604440.
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Animal-Assisted Support: Actionable Intervention for Burnout. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020 Nov 01; 51(11):496-497.
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Recognizing the role of animal-assisted therapies in addressing mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Oct; 53:102390.
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Sixty seconds on . . . medical detection dogs. BMJ. 2019 Jan 22; 364:l302.
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"We need them as much as they need us": A systematic review of the qualitative evidence for possible mechanisms of effectiveness of animal-assisted intervention (AAI). Complement Ther Med. 2018 Dec; 41:203-207.
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The challenge of pet therapy in systemic sclerosis: evidence for an impact on pain, anxiety, neuroticism and social interaction. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 Jul-Aug; 36 Suppl 113(4):135-141.
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Comfort at the crossroads: Service, therapy and emotional support animals in the intensive care unit and at the end-of-life. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018 06; 84(6):978-984.
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[Snoezelen and animal-assisted therapy in dementia patients]. Soins Gerontol. 2012 Mar-Apr; (94):11-4.