Pets can relieve mental health sufferers of symptoms important study claims

Helen Brooks, PhD. MRes BSc
Kelly Rushton, BSc, PhD
Anne Rogers
Karina Lovell, RN BA(Hons) MSc PhD

Nursing & Midwifery

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Article in the Daily Express: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/742182/Pet-s-relieve-mental-health-sufferers-symptoms-important-study-Manchester-University

In a study published by scientific journal BMC Psychiatry, Dr Helen Brooks from Manchester University discovered that pets acted as “a form of encouragement” for those with mental health conditions, whilst distracting them from “symptoms and upsetting experiences”.

Period	11 Dec 2016

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Title	Pets can relieve mental health sufferers of symptoms, important study claims
Media name/outlet	Online newspaper
Media type	Web
Duration/Length/Size	Daily Express
Date	11/12/16
Producer/Author	Aletha Adu
URL	www.express.co.uk/news/uk/742182/Pet-s-relieve-mental-health-sufferers-symptoms-important-study-Manchester-University
Persons	Helen Brooks, Kelly Rushton, Anne Rogers, Karina Lovell

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