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Animal-assisted therapy

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is an alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment. The goal of this animal-assisted intervention is to improve a patient's social, emotional, or cognitive functioning. Studies have documented some positive effects of the therapy on subjective self-rating scales and on…

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Animal-assisted therapy

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Animal-assisted therapy

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related to history · 17
Animal-assisted therapy → Bethlem Hospital, Cipriani, England, Fisher, Florence Nightingale, Friends York Retreat, In, Other, Patients, Quaker Society, Research, Studies, The, These, Velde, William Tuke, York Retreat
related to External links · 15
Animal-assisted therapy → Animal-assisted, Creature Comforts, December, Horse, Laws, Media, Medical Conditions, Michigan State UniversityDisabilities, Rebecca, Skloot, The New York TimesMedicine, Transport Security Administration, TSA, Wikimedia CommonsAssistance Animal State, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Dementia · 9
Animal-assisted therapy → Alzheimer's, Animal-assisted, Another, Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, Participants, Patients, Studies, This, While
related to Nursing homes · 7
Animal-assisted therapy → Quality Model, Researchers, Supporters, The, The Lived Environment Life, Therapists, When
related to Autism spectrum disorder · 6
Animal-assisted therapy → Animal-assisted, Animals, Canine-assisted, However, In, Playing
related to Effectiveness · 6
Animal-assisted therapy → Although, Animal-assisted, Attention, Based, In, Those
related to Medical uses · 6
Animal-assisted therapy → Animals, Assessing, Assistance, It, The, There
related to Oncology and palliative care · 6
Animal-assisted therapy → AAI, AAT, Animal-assisted, Research, Some, Using
related to Prisons · 6
Animal-assisted therapy → Animal-assistance, Internal, One, PAPs, Propensity Score Watching, Researchers
related to Children and adolescents in inpatient settings · 5
Animal-assisted therapy → Participants, Research, The, These, This

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blood pressureinstance ofStudies have documented some positive effects of the therapy on subjective self-rating scales and on objective physiological measures0.80text
hormone levels.The specific animal-assisted therapy can be classified by the type of animalinstance ofStudies have documented some positive effects of the therapy on subjective self-rating scales and on objective physiological measures0.80text
the targeted populationinstance ofStudies have documented some positive effects of the therapy on subjective self-rating scales and on objective physiological measures0.80text
and how the animal is incorporated into the therapeutic planinstance ofStudies have documented some positive effects of the therapy on subjective self-rating scales and on objective physiological measures0.80text
emotional support animalsinstance ofwhich encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context0.80text
service animals trained to assist with daily activitiesinstance ofwhich encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context0.80text
and animal-assisted activity.The goal of animal-assisted therapy is to improve a patient's socialinstance ofwhich encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context0.80text
emotionalinstance ofwhich encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context0.80text
or cognitive functioninginstance ofwhich encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context0.80text
hormone levelsinstance ofStudies have documented some positive effects of the therapy on subjective self-rating scales and on objective physiological measures0.80text
prisonsinstance ofMedical usesAnimals can be integrated into settings0.80text
nursing homesinstance ofMedical usesAnimals can be integrated into settings0.80text

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