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Animal-assisted therapy in eating disorder treatment: A systematic review.

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Abstract
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Eating disorders (EDs) are deadly illnesses with high relapse rates, highlighting need for better interventions. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been implemented supplementally for EDs, with horses utilized at many residential facilities. AAT shows promise with meta-analyses of randomized control trials (RCTs) showing significant decreases in depression, anxiety, and negative affect; however, no review to date has evaluated efficacy for EDs. Therefore, this study conducted a systematic review of primary literature to investigate the efficacy of AAT for EDs.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Eating behaviors
Volume
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47
Number of Pages
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101673
Date Published
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2022
ISSN Number
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1471-0153
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1471-0153(22)00079-4
DOI
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10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101673
Short Title
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Eat Behav
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