商品簡介
Explores how animals affect the physical, mental, emotional, social, functional, and general health and well-being of their human companions. Overviews the history and values of interactions between humans and animals, develop a conceptual framework for research, explore the psychosocial and physiological impact, and address the role of companion animals in human development and the training and welfare of animals in therapeutic programs. The 17 papers are from the Seventh International Conference on Animals, Health, and Quality of Life, (date and location not noted). Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.