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Effectiveness of animal-assisted interventions for children and adults with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

La eficacia de las intervenciones asistidas por animales para niños y adultos con síntomas de estrés postraumático: una revisión sistemática y metanálisis

动物辅助干预对患有创伤后应激障碍症状的儿童和成人的有效性：一项系统综述和元分析

Karin Hedigera Faculty of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland;b REHAB Basel, Clinic for Neurorehabilitation and Paraplegiology, Basel, Switzerland;c Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Human and Animal Health Unit, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland;d Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on the Human-Animal Relationship Switzerland, c/o Swiss TPH, Basel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Julia Wagnera Faculty of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Pascale Künzib REHAB Basel, Clinic for Neurorehabilitation and Paraplegiology, Basel, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Anna Haefelia Faculty of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Felicitas Theisa Faculty of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Carmina Groba Faculty of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Elena Paulia Faculty of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Heike Gergera Faculty of Psychology, Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland;e Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7077-658XView further author information
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Article: 1879713 | Received 29 Sep 2020, Accepted 13 Jan 2021, Published online: 23 Mar 2021

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