TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Role of pets and animal assisted therapy in suicide prevention
JO  - Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
A1  - Shoib, Sheikh
A1  - Hussaini, Syed Sameer
A1  - Chandradasa, Miyuru
A1  - Saeed, Fahimeh
A1  - Khan, Tuba
A1  - Swed, Sarya
A1  - Lengvenyte, Aiste
SP  - e104153
EP  - e104153
VL  - 80
IS  - 
N2  - ... Humans have been in contact with pets for thousands of years. We often form strong attachments with our pets, and pet ownership is known to provide physical and emotional well-being in children, adolescents, and adults [14,15]. For instance, in northern Israel, a human skeleton holding a puppy was discovered and is estimated to be 12,000 years old [16]. In the 9th century, animals were used to treat the disabled in Belgium. In England, during the 1700s, rabbits and chickens were part of therapy for the mentally ill. In the 1800s, West Germany used farm animals and horses to treat patients with epilepsy. James Bossad released a publication titled 'The mental hygiene of Owning a Dog', followed by a publication by Borris Levinson titled 'The Dog as a Co-Therapist' [17]. In the 1970s, psychiatrists and many psychotherapists reported using animals in the treatment, and research on the effects of this type of treatment started to emerge. The 'humane society' conducted a program called "pet mobile", in which animals were brought to different nursing homes to interact with residents [16]. As the years went on, the use of animals in the therapeutic process grew, and continues to expand in various therapy programs...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2049-0801
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104153
ID  - ref1
ER  -