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Effects Of Emotional Support Animals On Adults With Depression And/Or Anxiety, Ileana Adams, Victoria Cline, Breanne Oakes, John M. White
Effects Of Emotional Support Animals On Adults With Depression And/Or Anxiety, Ileana Adams, Victoria Cline, Breanne Oakes, John M. White
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Through understanding the role of emotional support animals and the effect their utilization has on mental health outcomes, a review of the literature was used to explore the following evidence-based PICOT question: In adults diagnosed with anxiety and depression, what effects do emotional support animals have on symptoms compared to individuals without emotional support animals? Although mental health disorders and their clinical manifestations are largely controlled by medication, non-pharmacological therapies are often used in cohesion. Emotional support animals offer a more holistic approach to symptom management and provide companionship to those suffering from symptoms of anxiety and depression. We performed …
Effectiveness Of Non-Pharmacological Interventions In Managing Inpatient Dementia, Jester West, Maddie Faulkner
Effectiveness Of Non-Pharmacological Interventions In Managing Inpatient Dementia, Jester West, Maddie Faulkner
Non-Thesis Student Work
When caring for dementia patients as inpatients at the hospital, the methods by which you treat the patient and manage their symptoms are varied. Often there are two methods of treating exacerbations and agitation: pharmacological and non-pharmacological. This literature review sought to examine the effect of including supplemental non-pharmacological techniques in managing inpatient dementia related behaviors. A literature search was conducted using CINAHL and NRCP using the following terms: inpait*, dement*, alzehei*, nonpharm*, interventions. Initial results resulted in 15 articles. After review, results were filtered to be within the past six years and a total of 12 articles met inclusion …