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| S B BarkerSummaryAffiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University Country: USA Publications
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Measuring stress and immune response in healthcare professionals following interaction with a therapy dog: a pilot studySandra 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...
The effects of animal-assisted therapy on anxiety ratings of hospitalized psychiatric patientsS 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...
Effects of animal-assisted therapy on patients' anxiety, fear, and depression before ECTSandra 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)...
