The Benefits Of Animal Assisted Therapy

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According to the literature from the Harvard Health Publication (2011), research dated as early as 1980s supports animal-assisted therapy which have immense health benefits for individuals who suffers from anxiety, mental health, and having issues coping with stress. Introducing pet therapy to an individual helps alleviate the symptoms of depression and everyday mental condition (contentment). Furthermore, the presence of dogs calms the persons moods and improves overall psychological welfare and increase self-esteem. The article states that animal-assisted therapy seems to foster benefits in individuals’ psychological behaviour by decreasing the symptoms of depression. This statement appears to be corresponded with the five peer reviewed articles