Enter Luna, Monk, Pumpkin, and Ali — therapy and facility dogs who became Carli’s companions, comforters, and cheerleaders during her recovery. Whether lying beside her during painful moments or ...

Animal-assisted psychotherapy (AAP) is a clinical modality in which mental health providers leverage the principles of the human-animal bond to facilitate positive change in their clients and help ...

The integration of animals in educational environments has gained growing recognition as an innovative strategy to support learning, emotional well‐being and social development. Animal-assisted ...

Tonya N. Davis, Rachel Scalzo, Erin Butler, Megan Stauffer, Yara N. Farah, Scott Perez, Kristen Mainor, Cathryn Clark, Stacy Miller, Alicia Kobylecky, Laura Coviello ...

The therapeutic qualities of animals and animal interactions are beginning to be accepted in a much wider scope and to some people may seem like common knowledge. Thanks to this and a growing base of ...

Thought LeadersRahel MartiResearcher in animal-assisted interventionsUniversity of BaselIn this interview, News Medical speaks to Rahel Marti, Ph.D. student in the faculty of Psychology at the ...

Patients at Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice in Springfield have been receiving animal-assisted therapy virtually through photos and videos during the coronavirus pandemic. Amy Dobyns and her ...

In tonight’s class, Maxwell is the center of attention. He greets students as they arrive and waits for them to pet him or scratch him behind the ears. He sits on the floor beside adjunct instructor ...

As equine-assisted therapy grows in popularity, a local sanctuary and behavioral health care provider has jumped at the opportunity to “provide something different.” Enter KD: a female red kangaroo ...

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