The mental health effects of pet death during childhood: is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?

Crawford, Katherine; Zhu, Yiwen; Davis, Kathryn A.; Ernst, S; Jacobsson, Kristina; Nishimi, Kristen; Smith, Andrew; Dunn, Erin C.

doi:10.1007/s00787-020-01594-5

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“…For instance, a spouse experiencing job loss also can be a perpetrator of family violence [14]. Some stressful personal events, such as the death of a beloved family pet, are di cult to express within the SDOH framework; others such as experiencing gender dysphoria or being arrested, tend to be missed because they are considered "rare events" [9,15]. Arguably, life events as individual experiences can be better approached using an anthropological paradigm [16].…”

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Stressful life events in electronic health records: a scoping review

Scherbakov,

Mollalo,

Lenert

2024

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

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Objectives Stressful life events, such as going through divorce, can have an important impact on human health. However, there are challenges in capturing these events in electronic health records (EHR). We conducted a scoping review aimed to answer 2 major questions: how stressful life events are documented in EHR and how they are utilized in research and clinical care. Materials and Methods Three online databases (EBSCOhost platform, PubMed, and Scopus) were searched to identify papers that included information on stressful life events in EHR; paper titles and abstracts were reviewed for relevance by 2 independent reviewers. Results Five hundred fifty-seven unique papers were retrieved, and of these 70 were eligible for data extraction. Most articles (n = 36, 51.4%) were focused on the statistical association between one or several stressful life events and health outcomes, followed by clinical utility (n = 15, 21.4%), extraction of events from free-text notes (n = 12, 17.1%), discussing privacy and other issues of storing life events (n = 5, 7.1%), and new EHR features related to life events (n = 4, 5.7%). The most frequently mentioned stressful life events in the publications were child abuse/neglect, arrest/legal issues, and divorce/relationship breakup. Almost half of the papers (n = 7, 46.7%) that analyzed clinical utility of stressful events were focused on decision support systems for child abuse, while others (n = 7, 46.7%) were discussing interventions related to social determinants of health in general. Discussion and Conclusions Few citations are available on the prevalence and use of stressful life events in EHR reflecting challenges in screening and storing of stressful life events.

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Stressful life events in electronic health records: a scoping review

Scherbakov,

Mollalo,

Lenert

2024

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

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“…Some research, on the other hand, indicates that there are no differences between children who grow up with pets, and those who do not, and/or no association between HAI and measures of child development and adjustment (e.g., [ 14 , 15 ]). In addition, there is some evidence that aspects of HAI (e.g., bonds, attachment) are associated with increased feelings of loneliness, lower levels of human social support [ 16 , 17 ], and greater symptoms of psychopathology among youth [ 18 ] and emerging adults [ 19 , 20 ]. Despite inconsistencies across studies, there is increasing evidence that assessing children’s experiences with companion animals has important implications for understanding risk and resilience in child health and development [ 4 ].…”

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Human–Animal Interaction and Perinatal Mental Health: A Narrative Review of Selected Literature and Call for Research

McDonald¹,

Tomlinson

Applebaum

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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There is a paucity of research exploring how relationships with household pets may impact maternal mental health. We are unaware of any study to date that has examined associations between individuals’ relationships with their pets and psychological adjustment in the perinatal period. Using a biobehavioral lens, this paper provides a narrative overview of the literature on perinatal mental health and human–animal interaction (HAI). We focus on the role of social relationships, stress, and stress reduction in relation to perinatal mental health; the role of HAI in perceptions of social support, stressors, and stress reduction; and gaps in empirical knowledge concerning the role of HAI in perinatal mental health. Finally, we integrate contemporary biobehavioral models of perinatal mental health and HAI (i.e., Comprehensive Model of Mental Health during the Perinatal Period and the HAI–HPA Transactional Model) to propose a new conceptual framework that depicts ways in which HAI during the perinatal period may influence maternal and child health and wellbeing. To our knowledge, this is the first paper to consider the role of HAI in biobehavioral responses and mental health during the perinatal period. We conclude with recommendations for future research and improved perinatal care.

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I’m not alone,’ said the boy. ‘I’ve got a puppy

Micali

2021

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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The mental health effects of pet death during childhood: is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?

Cited by 6 publications

References 64 publications

Stressful life events in electronic health records: a scoping review

Stressful life events in electronic health records: a scoping review

Human–Animal Interaction and Perinatal Mental Health: A Narrative Review of Selected Literature and Call for Research

I’m not alone,’ said the boy. ‘I’ve got a puppy

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