Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Animal Assisted Therapy

The use of live animals as a means of therapy.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The use of live animals as a means of therapy.

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16 entry terms
  • Animal Facilitated Therapy
  • Animal Assisted Therapies
  • Animal Facilitated Therapies
  • Facilitated Therapy, Animal
  • Therapy, Animal Assisted
  • Therapy, Animal Facilitated
  • Pet Facilitated Therapy
  • Pet Therapy
  • Pet-Assisted Therapy
  • Pet Assisted Therapy
  • Pet Facilitated Therapies
  • Pet Therapies
  • Pet-Assisted Therapies
  • Therapy, Pet
  • Therapy, Pet Facilitated
  • Therapy, Pet-Assisted

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2010

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  1. E02w.760w.169.063w.500.083w
  2. E02w.779.124w
  3. E02w.831.084w
  4. E02w.831.535.179w
  5. F04.754w.017w
  6. N02.421.784.177w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Animal Assisted Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056447. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056447
  2. Animal Assisted Therapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal-assisted_therapy
  3. Animal Assisted Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q606591