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Defining the PTSD Service Dog Intervention: Perceived Importance, Usage, and Symptom Specificity of Psychiatric Service Dogs for Military Veterans

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Research suggests that psychiatric service dogs may be an effective complementary treatment option for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Kerri E. Rodriguez, Kerri E. Rodriguez, Megan R. LaFollette, Megan R. LaFollette, Megan R. LaFollette, Karin Hediger, Niwako Ogata, Marguerite E. O’Haire, Marguerite E. O’Haire   +8 more
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Transcriptome analysis of MBD5-associated neurodevelopmental disorder (MAND) neural progenitor cells reveals dysregulation of autism-associated genes

Scientific Reports, 2021
MBD5-associated neurodevelopmental disorder (MAND) is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) characterized by intellectual disability, motor delay, speech impairment and behavioral problems; however, the biological role of methyl-CpG-binding domain 5, MBD5 ...
Sureni V. Mullegama, Steven D. Klein, Stephen R. Williams, Jeffrey W. Innis, Frank J. Probst, Chad Haldeman-Englert, Julian A. Martinez-Agosto, Ying Yang, Yuchen Tian, Sarah H. Elsea, Toshihiko Ezashi   +10 more
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Animal-assisted interventions: making better use of the human-animal bond [PDF]

, 2014
In the third of Veterinary Record’s series of articles promoting One Health, Daniel Mills and Sophie Hall discuss the therapeutic effects of companion animals, the influence of pets on childhood development and how researchers are elucidating the true ...
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, ANON, Auyeung, Ayres, Banks, Barker, Barker, Beetz, Berkman, Bowlby, Chandler, Charnetsky, Cohen, Cohen, Corson, Deloache, Friedmann, Friesen, Grandgeorge, Gross, Gunter, Haggerty, Headey, Headey, Headey, Heimlich, Kahn, Katcher, Kellert, Knapp, Kruger, Kumasaka, Lang, Macdonald, Marino, Mcnicholas, Melson, Merrick, Mossello, MuÑoz, Nathanson, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, Norris, O'haire, Panksepp, Poresky, Rieger, Rogers, Serpell, Silva, Turner, Van houtte, Vidovic, Walsh, Wilson, Wisdom   +55 more
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Hefting onto place: intersecting lives of humans and sheep on Scottish hills landscape [PDF]

, 2014
This paper analyzes the phenomenon called hefting of sheep onto the landscape of hill sheep farms in the Scottish Borders. It is based upon data collected during extended periods of ethnographic fieldwork beginning in 1981 and continuing to the present ...
Gray, J.
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Pet Ownership and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
Pet ownership is the most common form of human–animal interaction, and anecdotally, pet ownership can lead to improved physical and mental health for owners. However, scant research is available validating these claims.
Kristel J. Scoresby, Elizabeth B. Strand, Zenithson Ng, Kathleen C. Brown, Charles Robert Stilz, Kristen Strobel, Cristina S. Barroso, Marcy Souza   +7 more
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Human-animal relationships and interactions during the Covid-19 lockdown phase in the UK: Investigating links with mental health and loneliness.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundThe Covid-19 pandemic raises questions about the role that relationships and interactions between humans and animals play in the context of widespread social distancing and isolation measures. We aimed to investigate links between mental health
Elena Ratschen, Emily Shoesmith, Lion Shahab, Karine Silva, Dimitra Kale, Paul Toner, Catherine Reeve, Daniel S Mills   +7 more
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A Template Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors’ Experiences of Animal Maltreatment: Implications for Safety Planning and Intervention [PDF]

, 2017
This study explores the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV) and animal cruelty in an ethnically diverse sample of 103 pet-owning IPV survivors recruited from community-based domestic violence programs. Template analysis revealed five themes: (
Ascione, Frank R., Cody, Anna M., Collins, Elizabeth A., McDonald, Shelby Elaine, Nicotera, Nicole, Williams, James Herbert   +5 more
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Process Evaluation of Animal Assisted Therapies with Children: The Role of the Human-Animal Bond on the Therapeutic Alliance, Depth of Elaboration, and Smoothness of Sessions

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2022
Objective: The current study examined the change processes in three Animal Assisted Therapies (AATs) by assessing the relationship between the human-animal bond and the therapeutic alliance, depth of elaboration, and smoothness of treatment sessions ...
Fabrizio Mezza, Claudia Saturnino, Rosa Pizzo, Antonio Santaniello, Serena Cristiano, Susanne Garzillo, Nelson Mauro Maldonato, Vincenzo Bochicchio, Lucia Francesca Menna, Cristiano Scandurra   +9 more
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Pet Loss and Representations of Death, Attachment, Depression, and Euthanasia [PDF]

, 2017
T Studies that have examined pet loss hypothesize that attachment, representations of death, and the belief in an afterlife for animals may influence owners\u2019 bereavement and depressive outcomes.
De Cataldo, Loriana, Ronconi, Lucia, Testoni, Ines, Zamperini, Adriano   +3 more
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Epidemiology of dog bites to people in Uruguay (2010–2020)

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023
Background Dog bites to people are a serious public health problem. Limited information exists at the country level in Latin America. The COVID‐19 pandemic changed people's lifestyles and their relationship with pets, and this could potentially affect ...
Javier Román, Gabriela Willat, José Piaggio, María T. Correa, Juan Pablo Damián   +4 more
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