Livestock is an advantage for people with mental illness

The time spent on a farm with animals makes you feel good mentally ill. The results showed that communication with animals on farms more efficient in the treatment of mental illness as the contact with pets. Scientists from the Norwegian University found that psychological therapy with pets - cats and dogs not carefully studied. But no one previously studied this treatment in animals on the farm. To evaluate the effectiveness and advantage of this method, 90 patients (59 women and 31 men) with schizophrenia, mood disorders, aggression, and personality disorders were asked to complete the extent of the improvement in quality of life and other scales. Completed questionnaires at baseline and after 12 weeks in which the patient twice a week regularly worked with livestock. Patients with long-standing symptoms of mental illness have shown positive results in all parameters tested. However, to confirm these results and to more clearly articulate the field of mental illness in need of treatment with this method, further research is needed.