Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Historical and value perspectives
  • Effects of pet contact on human well-being : review of recent research
  • Perspectives on animal-assisted activities and therapy
  • Hippotherapy and therappeutic riding : an international review
  • Pt. 2. Beyond health : extending the definition of health to quality of life
  • A Conceptual framework for human-animal interaction research : the challenge revisited
  • Models for measuring quality of life : implications for human-animal interaction research
  • Pt. 3. Quality of life outcomes : psychosocial aspects of human-animal interactions
  • A Theoretical basis for health benefits of pet ownership : attachment versus psychological support
  • Loneliness, stress, and human-animal attachment among older adults
  • The Relationship between attachment to companion animals and self-esteem : a developmental perspective
  • Blind people and their dogs : an empirical study on changes in everyday life, in self-experience, and in communication
  • Pt. 4. Quality of life outcomes : the relevance of animals to health and disease
  • Animals and cardiovascular health
  • Could type A (coronary prone) personality explain the association between pet ownership and health?
  • Pet ownership, social support, and one-year survival after acute myocardial infarction in the cardiac arrhythmia suppression trial (CAST)
  • The Effect of a therapy dog on socialization and physiological indicators of stress in persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
  • Pt. 5. Human growth and development : age-specific quality of life outcomes
  • The Role of companion animals in human development
  • Impact of pet ownership on the well-being of adolescents with few familial resources
  • Pt. 6. The Animal side of the coin : training and welfare standards
  • The Importance of training standards and policy for service animals
  • Companion animal welfare in private and institutional settings.