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Animal-Assisted Interventions
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- Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) promote well-being and create a positive healing environment through interaction with an animal, either as an independent activity or integrated into another treatment modality.
- The use of animals as a tool for promotion of mental health is longstanding, with accounts of animal-assisted inpatient psychiatric models dating back to the 18th century.[1]
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- Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) promote well-being and create a positive healing environment through interaction with an animal, either as an independent activity or integrated into another treatment modality.
- The use of animals as a tool for promotion of mental health is longstanding, with accounts of animal-assisted inpatient psychiatric models dating back to the 18th century.[1]
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Last updated: February 6, 2020
Citation
Richey, Lisa N, and Megan M Hosey. "Animal-Assisted Interventions." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787385/all/Animal_Assisted_Interventions.
Richey LN, Hosey MM. Animal-Assisted Interventions. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787385/all/Animal_Assisted_Interventions. Accessed October 4, 2022.
Richey, L. N., & Hosey, M. M. (2020). Animal-Assisted Interventions. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787385/all/Animal_Assisted_Interventions
Richey LN, Hosey MM. Animal-Assisted Interventions [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2020. [cited 2022 October 04]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787385/all/Animal_Assisted_Interventions.
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