2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2015.12.005
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A Systematic Review of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Psychosocial Outcomes in People with Intellectual Disability

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“…mechanisms. Indeed, the human-animal relationship improves both the perceived social support [ 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 ] and the learning of active coping strategies [ 75 , 76 ], which are protective factors against psychological distress whose well-known related outcomes are anxiety and depression [ 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 ]. Moreover, the SCL-90-R Global Severity Index confirmed a significant positive change in the psychological distress level of inmates, which could take advantage from the D.A.T.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…mechanisms. Indeed, the human-animal relationship improves both the perceived social support [ 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 ] and the learning of active coping strategies [ 75 , 76 ], which are protective factors against psychological distress whose well-known related outcomes are anxiety and depression [ 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 ]. Moreover, the SCL-90-R Global Severity Index confirmed a significant positive change in the psychological distress level of inmates, which could take advantage from the D.A.T.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Research has focused on formalised animal contact in closed settings such as Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT). Multiple reviews have considered AAT in a variety of fields including intellectual disability [ 12 ], autism [ 13 ], general healthcare [ 14 , 15 ] and neuro-rehabilitation [ 16 , 17 ], but there are no systematic syntheses of the role and effects of the less structured animal contact provided by pet ownership in open settings for people with mental health conditions. The provision of ongoing support in normalised everyday settings remains an aspiration of mental health policy but the mapping of the nature of resources available and how they are, and can be, deployed remains underexplored.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…; Maber‐Aleksandrowicz et al . ; Osugo & Cooper ; Unwin et al . ) were studied for relevant papers by these two reviewers as well.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%