Table of Contents

Introduction - Cindy C Wilson
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND VALUE PERSPECTIVE
Effects of Pet Contact on Human Well-Being - Thomas Garrity and Lorann Stallones
Perspectives on Animal-Assisted Activities and Therapy - Linda Hines and Maureen Fredrickson
Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding - Jane Copeland-Fitzpatrick and Jean Tebay
An International Review
PART TWO: BEYOND HEALTH: EXTENDING THE DEFINITION OF HEALTH TO QUALITY OF LIFE
A Conceptual Framework for Human-Animal Interaction Research - Cindy C Wilson
The Challenge Revisited
Models for Measuring Quality of Life - Ivan Barofsky and Andrew Rowan
Implications for Human-Animal Interaction Research
PART THREE: QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES: PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN ANIMAL INTERACTIONS
Introduction - Cindy C Wilson
A Theoretical Basis for Health Benefits of Pet Ownership - Glyn Collis and June McNicholas
Attachment versus Psychological Support
Loneliness, Stress and Human-Animal Attachment among Older Adults - Carolyn P Keil
The Relationship between Attachment to Companion Animals and Self-Esteem - Sandra Lookabaugh Triebenbacher
A Development Perspective
Blind People and their Dogs - Melanie Steffens and Reinhold Bergler
An Empirical Study on Changes in Everyday Life, in Self-Experience and in Communication
PART FOUR: QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES: THE RELEVANCE OF ANIMALS TO CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Introduction - Cindy C Wilson
Animals and Cardiovascular Health - Warwick Anderson and Anthony Dart
Could Type A (Coronary Prone) Personality Explain the Association between Pet Ownership and Health? - June McNicholas and Glyn Collis
Pet Ownership, Social Support and One Year Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression - Erika Friedmann
The Effect of a Therapy Dog on Socialization and Physiological Indicators of Stress in Person′s Diagnosed with Alzheimer′s Disease - Kathryn Batson et al
PART FIVE: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: AGE SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES
Introduction - Cindy C Wilson
The Role of Companions Animals in Human Development - Gail Melson
Impact of Pet Ownership on the Well-Being of Adolescents with Few Familial Resources - Nancy M Bodmer
PART SIX: ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAMS: DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS WHICH IMPACT QUALITY OF LIFE
Introduction - Cindy C Wilson
The Importance of Training Standards and Policy for Service Animals - Susan Duncan
Companion Animal Welfare in Private and Institutional Settings - Robert Hubrecht and Dennis C Turner