Review article

INFLUENCES OF THERAPY WITH ANIMALS

Zora Zuckerman Itković ; University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Duška Petranović ; Clinical Hospital center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Kornelija Barešić ; University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Influences of ergotherapy with animals in medical treatment and education of children with developmental disorders and social integration problems are analyzed in this work. Theoretical part of this work is based upon review of numerous researches about positive results attained by using ergotherapy with animals in treating children with problems in emotional and social development, around the world. The empiric part is based on application of the this method in one therapeutic ambulance in Germany. The aim of this work was to point out educational, psychological, medical and ethical aspects of
ergotherapy with animals by using an analytic approach. Represented empiric work is one more among numerous others evidences about significant effects of ergotherapy with animals on improvement of health, emotional and social state of children with developmental difficulties and integration problems.

Keywords

ergotherapy; animals; developmental disorders; social integration problems; evaluation of the method

Hrčak ID:

22569

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/22569

Publication date:

25.6.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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