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Animal intervention shows promise in children with stress
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31687
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , mood , anxiety , animal assisted therapy , mental health , psychology , clinical psychology , bridge (graph theory) , stress (linguistics) , medicine , psychotherapist , psychiatry , developmental psychology , animal welfare , pet therapy , biology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy
Animal‐assisted activities represent a promising type of intervention to bridge the gap between children in need of mental health services and those receiving treatment, say Yale researchers of a new study that found that interaction with therapy dogs helped improve children's mood and reduced anxiety.