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Animal Assisted Therapy for Children with Autism [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Child Development and Mental Health, 2017
The inclusion of animals in therapeutic activities, known as animal-assisted therapy, can be used as a treatment practice for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
See Ching Mey
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How Animal-Assisted Therapy Cures Adolescents under Psychological Pressure [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences
Adolescents and others with mental health issues have a new and exciting option in animal- assisted therapy. It offers numerous benefits, such as reduced stress, more social support, better mood, increased physical activity, and a sense of purpose.
Lin Xinyi
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Animal-Assisted Interventions and Animal Welfare—An Exploratory Survey in Germany

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Background: Animals play a crucial role in social occupational fields. The positive effects of animals are described in theory and practice. However, the significance of animal welfare in animal-assisted intervention settings has not yet been extensively
Katharina Ameli   +2 more
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Dogs motivate obese children for physical activity: Key elements of a motivational theory of animal-assisted interventions

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2013
Background: There is empirical evidence that the presence of a companion animal can have a positive impact on performance. The available evidence can be viewed in terms of differing hypotheses that attempt to explain the mechanisms behind the positive ...
Rainer eWohlfarth   +5 more
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INTEGRATION OF ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY INTO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte ale Educatiei
This article explores the integration of animal-assisted therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) as a promising direction in psychological support.
USM ADMIN
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Recognizing and Mitigating Canine Stress during Animal Assisted Interventions

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2021
Animal-assisted Interventions (AAI) proliferated rapidly since clinicians and researchers first noted the positive effects animals have on people struggling with physical and mental health concerns.
Lisa Townsend, Nancy R. Gee
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Is Animal-Assisted Therapy for Minimally Conscious State Beneficial? A Case Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
ObjectiveThe goal of this single case study was to qualitatively investigate the effects of animal-assisted therapy in a patient in a minimally conscious state.MethodWe present a 28-year-old female patient in a minimally conscious state following ...
Jacqueline P. Boitier   +7 more
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The Efficiency of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Psychotherapeutic Cases

open access: yesКонсультативная психология и психотерапия, 2019
We discuss a rather new approach for the Russian psychotherapeutic practice — animal-assisted therapy. Russian scientific and psychotherapeutic literature lacks scientific studies that comprehensively consider the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy
Nikolskaya A.V., Kostrigin A.A.
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Organization of animal-assisted therapy: From voluntary activities to work of professionals [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2020
Humankind has always known about the usefulness in integration of animals for the achievement of such routine goals as hunting, household and territory protection, transportation, scouting foreign territories and materials, and overcoming physical ...
Lotko Marika
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Rudolph, the kids’ ward reindeer: a scoping review of the effects of support animals on the well-being of healthcare staff

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2023
Background Many systematic reviews identify support animals or animal assisted activity as a beneficial and standard practice in several medical disciplines for patients (children, adolescents, and adults) and residents in care homes.
Thomas C. Erren   +4 more
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