The Benefits of Dog-Assisted Therapy as Complementary Treatment in a Children's Mental Health Day Hospital.

Unlabelled: Dog-assisted therapy (DAT) has shown benefits in people with mental health disorders. A child psychiatric day hospital would be a suitable setting to implement DAT and evaluate the benefits in a pediatric population.

Methods: Mixed methods research in a naturalistic setting was considered in this pre-post quantitative study including 23 children under 13 treated in a day hospital over 2 years.