title: Help from our animal friends.
abstract: Animal-assisted therapy has gained widespread support and application in the past few decades. Learn its present goals and applications, including those pertinent to critical care.
authors.affiliation: Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Tex., USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000523:psychology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002415:Cats; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D006379:Helping Behavior; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role