Animal-assisted therapy decreases patient anxiety in pre-MRI setting, study suggests

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Animal-assisted therapy decreases patient anxiety in pre-MRI setting, study suggests

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Patients who undergo MRI often suffer from elevated anxiety. Patient discomfort may cause poor image quality due to motion artifacts or early termination. Anxiolytic medications are currently used to reduce this anticipated anxiety , but animal-assisted therapy may be a non-invasive alternative treatment ...

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Tags: Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety, Imaging Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Animal-assisted therapy decreases patient anxiety in pre-MRI setting, study suggests

sciencedaily.com — “Patients who undergo MRI often suffer from elevated anxiety. Patient discomfort may cause poor image quality due to motion artifacts or early termination. Anxiolytic medications are currently used to reduce this anticipated anxiety, but animal-assisted therapy may be a non-invasive alternative treatment with fewer adverse effects, according to new research.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Study Suggests Animal-Assisted Therapy Decreases Patient Anxiety in Pre-MRI Setting

medindia.net — “Previous research has indicated that patients who undergo MRI often suffer from elevated anxiety.View full resource at medindia.net

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I have a wonderful CD or MP# called "Relaxing Through Your MRI" that you give to the MRI tech & they pipe it... http://fb.me/Js0f7Qg5

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