Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Occurrence of ESKAPE Bacteria Group in Dogs, and the Related Zoonotic Risk in Animal-Assisted Therapy, and in Animal-Assisted Activity in the Health Context [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 Animal-assisted interventions are widely implemented in different contexts worldwide. Particularly, animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities are often implemented in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and other health facilities.
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Human-Animal Bond Generated in a Brief Animal-Assisted Therapy Intervention in Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Simple Summary Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is based on the human–animal relationship and the bond that is generated. The effectiveness of AAT will strongly depend on the human–animal bond (HAB) between the patient and the animal.
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Animal-assisted therapy in eating disorder treatment: A systematic review. [PDF]
Eat Behav, 2022 INTRODUCTION Eating disorders (EDs) are deadly illnesses with high relapse rates, highlighting need for better interventions. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been implemented supplementally for EDs, with horses utilized at many residential facilities ...
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An Evaluation of Animal-Assisted Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders: Therapist and Parent Perspectives. [PDF]
Psychol Stud (Mysore), 2022 Although there are a variety of psychological and therapeutic approaches to coping Autism Spectrum Disorder, people with autism still face some challenges in a “normal” therapy setting. Some therapy organizations and services have proposed an alternative
Ang CS, MacDougall FA.
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The Efficacy of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Patients with Dual Diagnosis: Schizophrenia and Addiction. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of an animal-assisted-therapy (AAT) program in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and substance-use disorders in residential treatment in order to intervene in the remission of
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Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy for Anxiety Reduction in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
J Clin MedBackground: Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a clinical approach aimed at building valuable human–animal relationships with both preventive and therapeutic goals. It is provided by a healthcare professional and involves animals (meeting certain criteria)
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Role of pets and animal assisted therapy in suicide prevention. [PDF]
Ann Med Surg (Lond), 2022 a Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India b M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru Karnataka, India c Department of Psychiatry, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka d Department of Psychiatry ...
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Functional Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Schizophrenia. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Deficits in cognition, physical, and social functions in adults with schizophrenia may become salient with aging. While animal-assisted therapy (AAT) can benefit physical function in older adults and improve symptoms of psychotic disorders, the effect of
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Evidence of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Neurological Diseases in Adults: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Background: In recent years, the possibility of intervening humans with animal-assisted therapy (AAT) has been growing due to numerous physical, psychological, and social benefits provided to humanity, enabling them to maintain or improve their quality ...
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Assessing the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy on alleviation of anxiety in pre-school children: A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 2022 Objective & background Human-animal interactions are considered as being valuable and beneficial for the psychological health. Recently Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) has been included for client-therapist interaction. The purpose of the present study was
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