title: Animal-assisted therapies and activities as innovative approaches to mental health interventions.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e Neuroscienze, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy. francesca.cirulli@iss.it
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cirulli
mesh_terms: D056447:Animal Assisted Therapy / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D003142:Communication; D004285:Dogs; D056147:Equine-Assisted Therapy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012951:Socialization