S B Barker

Summary

Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Measuring stress and immune response in healthcare professionals following interaction with a therapy dog: a pilot study
    Sandra B Barker
    Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, P O Box 980710, Richmond, VA 23298 0710, USA
    Psychol Rep 96:713-29. 2005
  2. ncbi The effects of animal-assisted therapy on anxiety ratings of hospitalized psychiatric patients
    S B Barker
    Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 49:797-801. 1998
  3. ncbi Effects of animal-assisted therapy on patients' anxiety, fear, and depression before ECT
    Sandra B Barker
    Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, P O Box 980710, Richmond, VA 23298 0710, U S A
    J ECT 19:38-44. 2003

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Measuring stress and immune response in healthcare professionals following interaction with a therapy dog: a pilot study
    Sandra B Barker
    Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, P O Box 980710, Richmond, VA 23298 0710, USA
    Psychol Rep 96:713-29. 2005
    ..Findings also suggest stress reduction in healthcare professionals may occur after as little as 5 min. of interaction with a therapy dog and warrants further investigation...
  2. ncbi The effects of animal-assisted therapy on anxiety ratings of hospitalized psychiatric patients
    S B Barker
    Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 49:797-801. 1998
    ..This study examined whether a session of animal-assisted therapy reduced the anxiety levels of hospitalized psychiatric patients and whether any differences in reductions in anxiety were associated with patients' diagnoses...
  3. ncbi Effects of animal-assisted therapy on patients' anxiety, fear, and depression before ECT
    Sandra B Barker
    Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, P O Box 980710, Richmond, VA 23298 0710, U S A
    J ECT 19:38-44. 2003
    ..To determine whether animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is associated with reductions in fear, anxiety, and depression in psychiatric patients before electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)...