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Support for Bereaved Owners of Pets

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: TOPIC: The bond that exists between people and their pets and its impact on physical and mental health. PURPOSE: To review the current literature and explore the clinical implications of bereavement related to pets. SOURCES: A comprehensive review of the bereavement, veterinarian, and agricultural literature related to attitudes and response patterns to pet and animal death. CONCLUSIONS: The death or loss of a beloved pet can be a life-changing event.

Source: Perspectives In Psychiatric Care

DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2003.tb00676.x

Authors: Paul T. Clements, Kathleen M. Benasutti, Andy Carmone

Institutions: University of New Mexico, Treatment Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2010951270

FWCI: 3.704

Cites: 25

Cited by: 71

Related to: 10