Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)

Mental health and therapy mediated by animals


Mental health and therapy mediated by animals: a programme at the Porto Alegre's Center for Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents - TAA Part III.

[Development and implementation of Animals-Assisted Therapy in a university hospital]. [Portuguese]

  Kobayashi, Cassia Tiemi.  Ushiyama, Silvia Tiemi.  Fakih, Flavio Trevisan.  Robles, Roseli A M.  Carneiro, Ieda Aparecida.  Carmagnani, Maria Isabel  Sampaio.

Animal-assisted therapy for improving human health.

Cevizci, S.; Erginoz, E.; Baltas, Z.;
Turk Silahl Kuvvetleri, Koruyucu Hekimlik Bulteni. 2009. 8: 3, 263-272. .

Dolphin-Assisted Therapy: Changes in Interaction and Communication between Children with Severe Disabilities and Their Caregiver

 Breitenbach, Erwin; Stumpf, Eva; Fersen, Lorenzo V.; Ebert, Harald

 Anthrozoos: A Multidisciplinary Journal of The Interactions of People & Animals, Volume 22, Number 3, September 2009 , pp. 277-289(13)

Abstract:

The goal of this study was to test if dolphin-assisted therapy could be an effective therapeutic intervention for children with significant social and communication disabilities.

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