Chandramouleeswaran Susmita, Russell Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar
Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2014 Jan;36(1):4-8. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.127240.
Pet assisted therapy (PAT) is a form of complementary psychosocial intervention used in the field of mental health and disability. The form of therapy has the potential to augment the other forms of psychotherapies and pharmacotherapy. This article is an overview of history and clinical origins of PAT, classification and therapy models, scientific basis, the current use in specific disorders, preventive and diagnostic role as well as the potential risks among children and adolescents with mental health needs with a special focus on the Indian needs. A systematic electronic search strategy was undertaken to identify the intervention effectiveness of PAT in MedLine (PubMed), cochrane database of systematic reviews, high-wire press and Google Scholar. We augmented our electronic search with a search of additional articles in reference lists of retrieved articles, as well as a hand search available journals that were not indexed in any electronic database in consultation with colleagues and experts. To qualify for inclusion, studies were required to meet predetermined criteria regarding study design, study population, interventions evaluated and outcome measured to reduce the publication bias.
宠物辅助疗法（PAT）是一种用于心理健康和残疾领域的补充性心理社会干预形式。这种疗法有可能增强其他形式的心理治疗和药物治疗效果。本文概述了宠物辅助疗法的历史和临床起源、分类及治疗模式、科学依据、在特定疾病中的当前应用、预防和诊断作用，以及有心理健康需求的儿童和青少年中的潜在风险，并特别关注印度的需求情况。我们采用了系统的电子检索策略，以确定宠物辅助疗法在医学在线数据库（PubMed）、考克兰系统评价数据库、HighWire出版社以及谷歌学术中的干预效果。我们通过检索所检索文章参考文献列表中的其他文章，以及与同事和专家协商手动检索未被任何电子数据库索引的现有期刊，对电子检索进行了补充。为符合纳入标准，要求研究在研究设计、研究人群、评估的干预措施和测量的结果方面满足预定标准，以减少发表偏倚。
