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Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2020 Animal assisted therapy is an alternative treatment method based on human-animal interaction, used as complementary to the main therapy in order to cure and enhance the living conditions in individuals affected by chronic diseases or mental disorders ...
Arzu Çakıcı, Mehmet Kök
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Job Analysis and Curriculum Design of South Korean Animal-Assisted Therapy Specialists Using DACUM [PDF]
AnimalsThis study analyzed the jobs of animal-assisted therapy specialists using the Development of a Curriculum (DACUM) technique, a job analysis method for the duties and tasks performed in a specific job.
Soo Jeong Choi, Jin Soo Han
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Heart Views, 2015 Animal-assisted therapy Introduction into the topic: Animal-assisted therapy is a collective term for rehabilitation methods and methods of psychosocial support of health, based on a positive contact between human and animal.
Rachel Hajar
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Animal-assisted therapy for dementia. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2019 Dementia is a chronic condition which progressively affects memory and other cognitive functions, social behaviour, and ability to carry out daily activities. To date, no treatment is clearly effective in preventing progression of the disease, and most treatments are symptomatic, often aiming to improve people's psychological symptoms or behaviours ...
Lai NM +5 more
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Is Animal-Assisted Therapy for Minimally Conscious State Beneficial? A Case Study [PDF]
Frontiers 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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Current Perspectives on Therapy Dog Welfare in Animal-Assisted Interventions
Animals, 2017 Research into the effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) has primarily addressed human health outcomes. In contrast, only few publications deal with the therapy dog experience of AAIs. This paper provides an overview on potential welfare threats
Lisa Maria Glenk
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The Role of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Enhancing Patients’ Well-Being: Systematic Study of the Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence [PDF]
JMIRx MedBackgroundAnimal-assisted therapy, also known as pet therapy, is a therapeutic intervention that involves animals to enhance the well-being of individuals across various populations and settings.
Ramendra Pati Pandey +4 more
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Animal-Assisted Therapy in Palliative Care
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021 There are still many cases where traditional medical care does not provide a realistic solution for patients with devastating diseases so other interventions should be adopted.
Vanessa Quintal, Paulo Reis-Pina
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Animal Assisted Therapy for Children with Autism
International 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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Human-Animal Bond Generated in a Brief Animal-Assisted Therapy Intervention in Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 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 ...
Rodrigo-Claverol M +8 more
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