Pets and Mental Health

Odean Cusack

ISBN 10: 0866568018 / ISBN 13: 9780866568012

Published by Routledge 1988-11-01, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pets and Mental Health
• Publisher: Routledge 1988-11-01
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0866568018
• ISBN 13: 9780866568012
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.
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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.

About the Author

Odean Cusack