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Human–Animal Bond Generated in a Brief Animal-Assisted Therapy Intervention in Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders [PDF]

, 2023
Background: The human–animal bond is crucial for the proper development of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) sessions. However, in specific cases such as in AAT focused on psychiatric patients who are admitted to acute units, there is only a short ...
Natalia Rodriguez-Criado, Pifarré, Josep, Lobato Rincón, Luis Lucio, Musull Dulcet, Elisabet, Esther Rodrigo-Claverol, Rodrigo Claverol, Maylos, Marta Manuel-Canals, Luis Lucio Lobato-Rincón, Maylos Rodrigo-Claverol, Miró Bernaus, Yvette, Josep Pifarré, Manuel Canals, Marta, Maite Roman-Casenave, Rodrigo Claverol, E., Rodríguez Criado, Natalia, Elisabet Musull-Dulcet, Yvette Miró-Bernaus, Román Casenave, Maite, Roman-Casenave, Maite, Rodriguez-Criado, Natalia, Miró-Bernaus, Yvette, Musull-Dulcet, Elisabet, Rodrigo-Claverol, Maylos, Lobato-Rincón, Luis Lucio, Manuel-Canals, Marta, Rodrigo-Claverol, Esther   +25 more
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Characteristics of Animal-assisted Interventions in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany, with a focus on hygiene in health care facilities

One Health, 2023
Animal-assisted Interventions (AAIs) are becoming increasingly popular. To date, information on the extent of AAIs in Germany is limited. With a focus on infection control measures in health care facilities (HCFs), two studies were conducted in Lower ...
Sonja Wolken, Johannes Dreesman, Dagmar Rocker, Cornelia Henke-Gendo   +3 more
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Healing smiles: Enhancing pediatric dental care through animal-assisted therapy – A narrative review

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2023
Dental anxiety refers to the negative emotional response of fear or avoiding dental care, which is exhibited by cognitive, physiological, and motor reactions when related to dental visits or dental treatment.
Aishwarya Vineshkumar Antala, Pratik B Kariya   +1 more
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French handlers’ perspectives on Animal-Assisted Interventions

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2021
Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) are well implemented in human healthcare, in France as elsewhere; yet there are still difficulties in characterizing these practices and misconceptions about their mechanisms - little is known about the French practice of AAI and about the human-animal team.This study aims to characterize AAI by exploring their ...
Mignot, Alice, de Luca, Karelle, Leboucher, Gérard, Servais, Véronique   +3 more
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Positive Effects of a Short-Term Dog-Assisted Intervention for Soldiers With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder—A Pilot Study

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is diagnosed in 3% of German and 14–16% of US military following deployment abroad. The treatment of PTSD in soldiers is often challenging and thus new, additional interventions supporting traditional trauma therapy ...
Andrea Beetz, Andrea Beetz, Ira Schöfmann, Roland Girgensohn, Roger Braas, Christiane Ernst   +5 more
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Exploring diversity, equity, and inclusion perceptions among leadership in the field of Human-Animal Interaction

Human-Animal Interactions, 2023
The field and study of human-animal interaction (HAI) have experienced substantial and ongoing growth in scientific rigor and, public awareness. Yet, considerations for the role of diversity in the field have thus far remained limited, and efforts to ...
Clare L. Jensen, Jennifer Ogeer, Alan M. Beck, Marguerite E. O’Haire   +3 more
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Effects of animal-assisted activity on self-reported feelings of pain in hospitalized children and adolescents

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2016
Animal-assisted intervention (AAI) is an approach recently introduced into the hospital environment to improve the quality of hospitalization and provide important benefits for patients with chronic diseases and long-term hospitalizations. This work aims
Tatiane Ichitani, Maria Claudia Cunha
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Therapy and play therapy In reducing Primary school children Components of behavioral disorders. [PDF]

Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī, 2021
Objective: The present study aimed is Comparison of the Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Therapy and play therapy In reducing Primary school children Components of behavioral disorders.
mohsen siavashi, Noor Ali Farrokhi, Kourosh Goodarzi, . Mehdi Roozbahani   +3 more
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Animal-assisted crisis response: Characteristics of canine handlers and their canine partners

Human-Animal Interactions, 2023
As we encounter many disasters and crises worldwide, various forms of crisis intervention are utilized to assist those who are impacted. In the United States, animal-assisted crisis response (AACR), the use of highly trained and experienced therapy dogs ...
Yvonne M. Eaton-Stull, Batya Jaffe, Kay Scott, Makenzie Shiller   +3 more
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Development of ethical standards for research of animal-assisted interventions

Human-Animal Interactions
Research into animal-assisted interventions (AAI) is crucial for quality assurance and the development of professional standards. As research in AAI in various fields is growing, research ethics must be considered. In Germany, as in many other countries,
Cornelia Drees, Annett Eckloff, Anne Gelhardt, Candela Hüsgen, Georg Jungnitsch, Sabrina Naber, Lena Scheidig, Michael Christian Schulze, Sandra Wesenberg   +8 more
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