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work_i4yyzp52dnbopl3gzmftpxorca	SARAH J. BRODIE	An exploration of the potential benefits of pet-facilitated therapy	1999.0	9	.pdf	application/pdf	6667	621	60	· The literature on animal-induced health bene®ts is reviewed and the Keywords: health bene®ts, pet-facilitated therapy, social support, stress. therapy, pet-facilitated therapy and companion animals, a Thoma (1984) measured skin temperature, muscle tension, blood pressure and heart rate amongst those petting a that pet ownership can in¯uence social and psychological It is signi®cant therefore, that pet animals are One longitudinal research study (Mugford & McComisky, 1975) explored the possible effects of pet ownership Most studies of human/animal interactions have used study of the relaxation effects of pet animals, Katcher indicate that human/pet animal interaction can have between decreased depression and socialization with companion animals has been yet to be proven and studies also (1984) Pet Therapy: A Study of the Use of Companion (1980) Pet animals as non-verbal (1976) The Pet Dog: Interactive Correlates of a Man-Animal (1980) The social signi®cance of pet ownership. (1995) Pet ownership, social support and one year	./cache/work_i4yyzp52dnbopl3gzmftpxorca.pdf	./txt/work_i4yyzp52dnbopl3gzmftpxorca.txt