background: infertility is a stressful event that can give rise to psychological difficulties. now, a wide range of psychosocial interventions for infertile couples has been developed. objective: purpose of this study was to determine the effect of group cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) to reduce stress, anxiety and depression of women undergoing assisted reproductive therapy (art). materials...

The field of animal-assisted therapy is advancing quickly throughout the world gaining popularity as a complementary therapy. Several countries, especially in East, are still their nascent phase utilizing and more realistic presentation status should drive them towards effective initiatives to promote field. primary objective this paper throw light on current scenario India. relevant databases ...

Animal-assisted therapy and animal-assisted activities involve a nonhuman animal as a key therapeutic agent in some kind of intervention that may range from highly specified, as in AAT, to more casual, as in AAA. In this review I address the question: How important is the animal in animal therapy? In other words, does the recent literature strongly support the notion that a live animal, as oppo...

BACKGROUND Dogs are the most common companion animal, and therefore not surprisingly a popular choice for animal-assisted interventions. Dog-assisted interventions are increasingly used in healthcare. The aim of the review was to conduct a systematic literature review of quantitative studies on dog-assisted interventions in healthcare, with the intention of assessing the effects and cost-effect...