title: A cigar is sometimes just a cigar, but a dog is never just a dog.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice and on the Board of Directors of EGPS in New York City. She is also a group supervisor and process group leader at the Derner Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University.
authors.forename: Sherry D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Breslau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056447:Animal Assisted Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*