Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation CADTH. Therapy dogs and horses for mental health: a review of the clinical effectiveness. Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). 2012 Authors' conclusions Dog and horse-assisted therapy is able to improve mental health function and socialization in patients with depression, trauma, schizophrenia, and dementia in the short term, but further research is needed to determine long-term effectiveness and how it compares to standard of care. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Animal Assisted Therapy; Dogss; Equine-Assisted Therapy; Mental Disorders Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), 865 Carling Avenue, Suite 600, K1S 5S8 Ottawa, Ontario Canada Email: htainfo@cadth.ca AccessionNumber 32012000705 Date abstract record published 02/10/2012 |