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  2. Animal-assisted therapy - Wikipedia

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    Animal-assisted therapy is an alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment. [4] [5] It falls under the realm of animal-assisted intervention, which encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context such as emotional support animals, service animals trained to assist with daily activities, and animal ...

  3. Canine physical therapy - Wikipedia

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    The benefits of physical therapy for animals have been widely accepted in the veterinary community for many years. [10] [11] [12] However, clinical practice of physical therapy for animals is a relatively new field in the U.S. In Europe, equine and canine physical therapy have been widely recommended and used for at least the last fifteen years ...

  4. Therapy dog - Wikipedia

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    Golden Retrievers are often used as therapy dogs due to their calm demeanor, gentle disposition, and friendliness to strangers.. A therapy dog is a dog that is trained to provide affection, comfort and support to people, often in settings such as hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, libraries, hospices, or disaster areas.

  5. Primary polydipsia - Wikipedia

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    If the patient is institutionalised, monitoring of behaviour and serum sodium levels is necessary. In treatment-resistant polydipsic psychiatric patients, regulation in the inpatient setting can be accomplished by use of a weight-water protocol. [31] First, base-line weights must be established and correlated to serum sodium levels.

  6. Child and adolescent psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    The psychiatric assessment of a child or adolescent starts with obtaining a psychiatric history by interviewing the young person and his/her parents or caregivers. The assessment includes a detailed exploration of the current concerns about the child's emotional or behavioral problems, the child's physical health and development, history of parental care (including possible abuse and neglect ...

  7. Pet - Wikipedia

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    Appropriate pets go through a screening process and, if it is a dog, additional training programs to become a therapy dog. [42] There are three types of therapy dogs: facility therapy dogs, animal-assisted therapy dogs, and therapeutic visitation dogs. The most common therapy dogs are therapeutic visitation dogs.

  8. List of ICD-9 codes 290–319: mental disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a shortened version of the fifth chapter of the ICD-9: Mental Disorders.It covers ICD codes 290 to 319.The full chapter can be found on pages 177 to 213 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.

  9. Cynophobia - Wikipedia

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    In a controlled environment, usually the therapist's office, the patient will be instructed to visualize a threatening situation (i.e., being in the same room with a dog). After determining the patient's anxiety level, the therapist then coaches the patient in breathing exercises and relaxation techniques to reduce their anxiety to a normal level.