Pets and Mental Health
Seiten
1988
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-86656-652-0 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-86656-652-0 (ISBN)
This fascinating new book addresses the most recent research and provocative findings on the use of pets in mental health therapy. The historical basis of using pets in therapy is reviewed, and numerous examples are provided of results incurred from prescribing pets to disabled, lonely, incarcerated, and institutionalized individuals. The author provides convincing evidence of the therapeutic value of animals in making us happier, healthier, and more sociable.
Although the terms human-animal bond and pet-facilitated therapy are relative newcomers to the scientific literature, the concepts they encompass have been with us for centuries.
BACKCOVER COPY
Research has shown that animals can promote humor, laughter, play, and a sense of importance in people. This fascinating book explores the provocative findings on the use of pets in mental health therapy. Although the terms human-animal bond and pet-facilitated therapy are relative newcomers to the scientific literature, the concepts they encompass have been with us for centuries. The historical basis of using pets in therapy is reviewed, and numerous examples show the astonishing results of prescribing pets to disabled, lonely, incarcerated, and institutionalized individuals. Odean Cusack, animal lover and writer, provides convincing evidence of the therapeutic value that animals have in making us happier, healthier, and more sociable.
Although the terms human-animal bond and pet-facilitated therapy are relative newcomers to the scientific literature, the concepts they encompass have been with us for centuries.
BACKCOVER COPY
Research has shown that animals can promote humor, laughter, play, and a sense of importance in people. This fascinating book explores the provocative findings on the use of pets in mental health therapy. Although the terms human-animal bond and pet-facilitated therapy are relative newcomers to the scientific literature, the concepts they encompass have been with us for centuries. The historical basis of using pets in therapy is reviewed, and numerous examples show the astonishing results of prescribing pets to disabled, lonely, incarcerated, and institutionalized individuals. Odean Cusack, animal lover and writer, provides convincing evidence of the therapeutic value that animals have in making us happier, healthier, and more sociable.
Odean Cusack
Contents
Pet-Facilitated Therapy: An Introduction
The Human-Animal Bond
Why We Love Our Pets: A Naturalistic/Psychoanalytical Approach
Why We Love Our Pets: A Learning Theory Perspective
Depression
Stress and Anxiety
Psychiatric Patients
Pets and Children
Pets and Adolescents
Pets in the Family
Pets and the Elderly
Tiffany: Portrait of a Canine Cotherapist
Prison Pets
The Veterinarian as Human Psychologist
The Death of a Pet
Pet-Facilitated Therapy for the Physically Challenged
Closing Thoughts
Bibliography and Selected Readings
Appendix: Organizations Involved in Pet Therapy and Research Into the Human-Animal Bond
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.11.1988 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 620 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-86656-652-X / 086656652X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-86656-652-0 / 9780866566520 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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