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Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 18, No. 5, 483-486 (2004)
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr765oa

Animal-assisted therapy for middle-aged schizophrenic patients living in a social institution. A pilot study

Zoltán Kovács

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary

Renáta Kis

Lorand Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary

Sándor Rózsa

Department of Personality and Health Psychology, Lorand Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary

Linda Rózsa

Pannon Search and Rescue Dog Team, Budapest, Hungary

Objectives: To determine whether animal-assisted therapy is effective in the rehabilitation of middle-aged schizophrenic patients living in a social institution.

Design: A before and after study with nine-month treatment period.

Setting: Social institute for psychiatric patients.

Subjects: Seven schizophrenic patients living in the social institute.

Interventions: Weekly sessions of animal-assisted therapy for a nine-month period, each therapeutic session lasting for 50 minutes.

Measures used: The Independent Living Skills Survey assessed by an independent rater.

Results: After the completion of the therapy significant improvement in the domestic and health activities occurred.

Conclusions: Animal-assisted therapy seems to be helpful in the rehabilitation of schizophrenic patients living in a social institution.


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