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| Title |
Animal-assisted therapy with farm animals for persons with psychiatric disorders.
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.4415/ann_11_04_10 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bente Berget, Bjarne O Braastad |
| Abstract |
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) with farm animals for humans with psychiatric disorders may reduce depression and state anxiety, and increase self-efficacy, in many participants. Social support by the farmer appears to be important. Positive effects are best documented for persons with affective disorders or clinical depression. Effects may sometimes take a long time to be detectable, but may occur earlier if the participants are encouraged to perform more complex working skills. Progress must however be individually adapted allowing for flexibility, also between days. Therapists involved with mental health show a pronounced belief in the effects of AAT with farm animals, variation being related to type of disorder, therapist's sex and his/her experience with AAT. Research is still scarce and further research is required to optimize and individually adapt the design of farm animal-assisted interventions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 149 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 15% |
| Researcher | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 9% |
| Professor | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 30 | 20% |
| Unknown | 37 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 39 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 40 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. 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 21 October 2023.
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#17
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