animal-assisted therapy
Creature-aided treatment
Animal-assisted therapy is a treatment approach that incorporates animals—typically dogs, horses, or cats—into therapeutic sessions to help patients with physical, emotional, or mental health conditions.
The animal's presence can reduce anxiety, encourage communication, and motivate participation in treatment: The rehabilitation center offers animal-assisted therapy for stroke patients.
Equine-assisted therapy uses horses for similar purposes.
- dogsDomesticated barking mammals
- golden retrieversGentle yellow-coated canine breed
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
- emotional bondingForming affective connections
healing touch · emotional support · stress relief · trauma recovery · dolphins · cats · anxiety reduction · schools · reading programs · nursing homes · rabbits · llamas · self-esteem building · birds · guinea pigs · physical rehabilitation · rehabilitation centers · correctional institutions
animal-assisted therapypharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
drug therapy · chemotherapy · electroconvulsive therapy · surgical intervention · psychopharmacology
animal-assisted therapyvirtual reality therapy
Psychological care via simulation
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