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In recent years, the ancient symbiosis between humans and their pets has entered a new phase, marked by the burgeoning clinical specialty of human-animal therapy. This approach uses the relationship between humans and their (mainly) mammalian pets to support the growth of emotion regulation, social skills, and mental health in children, adolescents, and adults. But how are humans and animals able to develop close bonds at all? What makes it possible for animals to have a therapeutic effect on humans? And how can we best use this understanding in animal-assisted therapy? In this unique book, a team of expert biologists and psychologists integrate and combine sophisticated biological and psychological knowledge to answer these questions. Together they have created a comprehensive, scientific foundation for human-animal therapy, a foundation that will facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of effective new interventions.

 

Target Group: For Clinical psychiatrists, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, school psychologists, and other professionals interested in using pets and animals in therapy.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publication Date February 2014
  • Orginal LanguageGerman
  • ISBN/Identifier 9783801724948
  • Publication Country or regionGermany
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 34.95 EUR
  • Pages192
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleBindung zu Tieren
  • Edition1
  • Copyright Year2013

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