title: Helping people adjust to the death of a pet.
abstract: Recently the bond that exists between people and their pets and its impact on physical and mental health have become topics of interest. This descriptive study examines the provision of social work services in a veterinary hospital to individuals who are distressed about a pet's illness or death and considers the implications of this kind of service delivery for social work.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002648:Child; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012947:Social Work