Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT)
The Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT)
Since man has had his first start, animals have been right along beside him, and for good reason. Animals are a way to bring out the emotion in people, they can make us calm, or happy, and even sad when we have to say our goodbyes. Therefore, naturally by adding them to a psychological part in medicine was a very good idea, and it is an idea that has been around for a long time. It is not just affecting people mentally but physically as well. There is also a lot of variety in it all, you have different animals for different patients in different situations, with a lot of different programs and organizations that add to the mix as well. Overall, it is a great idea with great results.
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With that in mind, one of the earliest reported uses of Animal Assisted Therapy was for the mentally ill and took place in the late 18th century at the York Retreat in England, which was led by William Tuke, a businessman/philanthropist who wanted to find a more humane and moral was to take care of patients with mental disorders. In fact, before the idea of moral treatment was introduced by Tuke, the mental hospital was probably one of the last places anyone would want to be. Of course, no one really wants to be there anyway, but would they rather go to the place called a “mental hospital” or the “lunatic asylum,” which was what it was called beforehand? Therefore, patients at this retreat were allowed to walk around the grounds, which often had small domestic animals about, and were allowed to interact with them from time to time; this was found to be an effective tool for socialization between patients and doctors (Weintraub). Later, in the 1860 's, the Bethlehem Hospital in England followed the same idea and added animals to the ward, which also greatly influenced a positive mentality and mood of the patients living there (Weintraub). Over time, this method …show more content…
Animals are a way to really get into the emotions of some people and could probably do it better than some people could, and it 's honestly no mystery to that animals have effects on us and on how we feel, you wouldn 't even need to have a person tell you so. Animals have proven over the years of history through research and observation that animals have a positive impact on our state of mind and even new research is coming out that shows physical benefits as well, showing that some patients even have lower blood pressure when socializing with Therapy Animals. All in all Animal Therapy is another branch of the medical field, that’s growing in research, programs, and
Since man has had his first start, animals have been right along beside him, and for good reason. Animals are a way to bring out the emotion in people, they can make us calm, or happy, and even sad when we have to say our goodbyes. Therefore, naturally by adding them to a psychological part in medicine was a very good idea, and it is an idea that has been around for a long time. It is not just affecting people mentally but physically as well. There is also a lot of variety in it all, you have different animals for different patients in different situations, with a lot of different programs and organizations that add to the mix as well. Overall, it is a great idea with great results.
Animal-assisted …show more content…
With that in mind, one of the earliest reported uses of Animal Assisted Therapy was for the mentally ill and took place in the late 18th century at the York Retreat in England, which was led by William Tuke, a businessman/philanthropist who wanted to find a more humane and moral was to take care of patients with mental disorders. In fact, before the idea of moral treatment was introduced by Tuke, the mental hospital was probably one of the last places anyone would want to be. Of course, no one really wants to be there anyway, but would they rather go to the place called a “mental hospital” or the “lunatic asylum,” which was what it was called beforehand? Therefore, patients at this retreat were allowed to walk around the grounds, which often had small domestic animals about, and were allowed to interact with them from time to time; this was found to be an effective tool for socialization between patients and doctors (Weintraub). Later, in the 1860 's, the Bethlehem Hospital in England followed the same idea and added animals to the ward, which also greatly influenced a positive mentality and mood of the patients living there (Weintraub). Over time, this method …show more content…
Animals are a way to really get into the emotions of some people and could probably do it better than some people could, and it 's honestly no mystery to that animals have effects on us and on how we feel, you wouldn 't even need to have a person tell you so. Animals have proven over the years of history through research and observation that animals have a positive impact on our state of mind and even new research is coming out that shows physical benefits as well, showing that some patients even have lower blood pressure when socializing with Therapy Animals. All in all Animal Therapy is another branch of the medical field, that’s growing in research, programs, and