Are therapy dogs like xanax? Does animal-assisted therapy impact processes relevant to cognitive behavioral psychotherapy?

Anthrozoos

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 457-469

  Hunt, Melissa G ^a   Chizkov, Rachel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Emotional processing; Exposure therapy; Expressive writing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; COGNITION; DRUG; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84929658707     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: 17530377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303714X14023922797959     Document Type: Article

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