Animal Assisted Therapy

"Animal Assisted Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The use of live animal as a means of therapy

Descriptor ID	D056447
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.169.063.500.083 E02.779.124 F04.754.017
Concept/Terms	Animal Assisted Therapy Animal Assisted Therapy Animal Assisted Therapies Assisted Therapies, Animal Assisted Therapy, Animal Therapies, Animal Assisted Therapy, Animal Assisted Animal Facilitated Therapy Animal Facilitated Therapies Facilitated Therapies, Animal Facilitated Therapy, Animal Therapies, Animal Facilitated Therapy, Animal Facilitated Pet Therapy Pet Therapy Pet Therapies Therapies, Pet Therapy, Pet Pet Facilitated Therapy Facilitated Therapies, Pet Facilitated Therapy, Pet Pet Facilitated Therapies Therapies, Pet Facilitated Therapy, Pet Facilitated

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Animal Assisted Therapy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Aftercare [E02.760.169.063]
Rehabilitation [E02.760.169.063.500]
Animal Assisted Therapy [E02.760.169.063.500.083]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.779]
Animal Assisted Therapy [E02.779.124]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04]
Psychotherapy [F04.754]
Animal Assisted Therapy [F04.754.017]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Animal Assisted Therapy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Animal Assisted Therapy".

Animal Assisted Therapy
Equine-Assisted Therapy

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