Current Bibliographies in Medicine: Human-Pet Relationships

摘要

The bibliography is an update and expansion of a 1987 literature search, Health Benefits of Pets, prepared by Fritz Gluckstein, D.V.M., for an NIH Technology Assessment Workshop, Health Benefits of Pets, held in Bethesda, MD, on September 10-11, 1987. It covers material on some of the psychological aspects of the human-pet bond, as well as pet therapy, other health benefits, and grief after pet deaths. It includes both scientific studies and anecdotal accounts from the health care literature, as well as some articles from popular magazines and newspapers. Citations to additional articles in general magazines may be found in the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, available in most public libraries. The bibliography includes materials published from July 1987 through December 1990, with selected older materials from January 1983 to July 1987. Citations to journal articles, chapters of books, and conference papers are grouped into five subject areas, with monographs, periodical titles, and audiovisual materials placed in a separate category. Each citation appears under only one category.