Cultural dimensions of well-being : therapy animals as healers /: therapy animals as healers. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Clementine K. Fujimura and Simone Nommensen.
• Authors: Fujimura, Clementine K, 1965-; Nommensen, Simone, 1973-
• Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Animals as therapists : how we discovered them and what they do -- Cultural foundations of human-animal relations -- Well-being through communication with and about our pets -- Mutual benefits through human-animal contact and training : what science and personal narratives tell -- The animal's perspective -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 107 pages)
• Subjects: 615.8/5158; Psychology: Animal & Comparative Psychology; Well-being; Service dogs; Animals -- Therapeutic use; Human-animal relationships; Animals -- Therapeutic use; Human-animal relationships; Service dogs; Well-being; MEDICAL / Pharmacology; Social Science: Anthropology / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498541282; 1498541283
• Related ISBNs: 9781498541275
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.