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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