Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. A Working Partnership Between Clinicians and Therapy Dogs in the Treatment of Mental Disorders
Chapter 2. Understanding the variety of animal roles in the treatment of mental health conditions and clarifying the clinician's responsibilities
Chapter 3. Companion Animals in Crisis Intervention
Chapter 4. Companion animals involved in the treatment of at-risk and adjudicated youth
Chapter 5. Companion Animals in the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 6. Companion Animals in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter 7. Companion Animals in the Treatment of Depression
Chapter 8. Companion Animals in the Treatment of Stress and Anxiety
Chapter 9. Companion animals in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 10. Companion animals in the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness
Chapter 11. Companion Animals Assisting Patients in Hospice
Chapter 12. Companion Animals in the Treatment of Dementia and Aging Related Concerns
Chapter 13. How Animal-Assisted Interventions May Improve Mental Health and Academic Performance of University Students
Chapter 14. How Dog Visitation Programs May be Beneficial to Hospital Patients and Staff
Chapter 15. How Animal-Assisted Therapy can be Incorporated to Enrich Psychotherapy
Conclusion

About the Author

Nancy R. Gee, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, Director of the Center for Human-Animal Interaction, and Bill Balaban Chair in Human-Animal Interaction at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia.

Lisa D. Townsend, LCSW, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Children's Hospital of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, and Clinical and Research Associate at the Center for Human-Animal Interaction at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

Robert L. Findling, M.D., M.B.A., is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and C. Kenneth and Diane Wright Distinguished Chair in Clinical and Translational Research at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.