title: Animal-assisted therapy: using animals to promote healing.
authors.affiliation: St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Lorraine S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ernst
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D056447:Animal Assisted Therapy; D000818:Animals; D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome