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| Title |
Animal-assisted interventions as innovative tools for mental health.
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| Published in |
Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.4415/ann_11_04_04 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Francesca Cirulli, Marta Borgi, Alessandra Berry, Nadia Francia, Enrico Alleva |
| Abstract |
There is a growing interest for the potential health benefits of human-animal interactions. Although scientific evidence on the effects is far from being consistent, companion animals are used with a large number of human subjects, ranging from children to elderly people, who benefit most from emotional support. Based on a comprehensive review of the literature, this paper examines the potential for domesticated animals, such as dogs, for providing emotional and physical opportunities to enrich the lives of many frail subjects. In particular, we focus on innovative interventions, including the potential use of dogs to improve the life of emotionally-impaired children, such as those affected by autism spectrum disorders. Overall an ever increasing research effort is needed to search for the mechanism that lie behind the human-animal bond as well as to provide standardized methodologies for a cautious and effective use of animal-assisted interventions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 318 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 315 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 52 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 44 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 26 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 8% |
| Researcher | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 63 | 20% |
| Unknown | 91 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 71 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 9% |
| Unknown | 99 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 November 2018.
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