Topic: How effective is pet therapy for elderly patients suffering from depression?
Major concepts: pet therapy, elderly patients, depression
Concept 1 | Concept 2 | Concept 3 | |
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Major concept |
pet therapy |
elderly patients |
depression |
Synonyms |
animal therapy animal assisted therapy |
geriatric patients |
melancholy sadness despair |
Broader terms |
psychiatry therapeutic rehabilitation psychotherapy |
elderly aged older people |
mental health psychology psychiatry mental illness |
Narrower terms |
animal assisted therapy |
elderly women |
chronic depression |
Related words |
pets attachment theory attachment behavior |
gerontology |
mood therapy |
Search Strategy | What it does | Example |
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AND |
All terms must appear Narrows your search Fewer results Use to include multiple concepts |
video games AND violence |
OR |
Either term may appear Broadens your search More results Use for related concepts |
concussion OR traumatic brain injury |
NOT |
Removes a term from your search Narrows your search Fewer results Use for concepts you do not want to research |
pet therapy NOT dogs |
Phrases |
Search for exact phrases Narrows your search Fewer results |
"animal assisted therapy" |