Animal-assisted therapy with farm animals for persons with psychiatric disorders: effects on self-efficacy, coping ability and quality of life, a randomized controlled trial

Bente Berget¹ , Øivind Ekeberg² and Bjarne O Braastad¹

¹Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway

²University of Oslo, Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, P.O. Box 1111 Blindern, NO-0317, Oslo, Norway

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Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008, 4:9doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-9


Published:	11 April 2008

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