Is Animal-Assisted Therapy for Minimally Conscious State Beneficial? A Case Study

Is Animal-Assisted Therapy for Minimally Conscious State Beneficial? A Case Study

ObjectiveThe goal of this single case study was to qualitatively investigate the effects of animal-assisted therapy in a patient in a minimally conscious state.MethodWe present a 28-year-old female patient in a minimally conscious state following polytrauma after a sports accident leading to cerebra...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline P. Boitier, Marion Huber, Christian Saleh, Matthew J. Kerry, Margret Hund-Georgiadis, Karin Hediger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
minimally conscious state
disorders of consciousness
animal-assisted therapy
human-animal interaction
behavior
neurorehabilitation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00491/full

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