Animal-assisted therapy in eating disorder treatment: A systematic review.
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Abstract | :
Eating disorders (EDs) are deadly illnesses with high relapse rates, highlighting need for better interventions. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been implemented supplementally for EDs, with horses utilized at many residential facilities. AAT shows promise with meta-analyses of randomized control trials (RCTs) showing significant decreases in depression, anxiety, and negative affect; however, no review to date has evaluated efficacy for EDs. Therefore, this study conducted a systematic review of primary literature to investigate the efficacy of AAT for EDs. |
Year of Publication | :
2022
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Journal | :
Eating behaviors
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Volume | :
47
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Number of Pages | :
101673
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Date Published | :
2022
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ISSN Number | :
1471-0153
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URL | :
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1471-0153(22)00079-4
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DOI | :
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101673
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Short Title | :
Eat Behav
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