Journal 8

Topic: Therapy Animals

Lines of inquiry: can Animals be used as a replacement for common antidepressants or
antianxiety medications
Keywords: Therapy animals antidepressant replacements

A. Citations
a. Ernst, Lorraine S. Animal-assisted therapy: Using animals to promote
healing Nursing, Volume 42(10), 2012, p 5458. DOI:
10.1097/01.NURSE.0000418610.30948.68
b. Parshall, Debra Phillips. Research and Reflection: Animal-Assisted
Therapy in Mental Health Settings Counseling and Values, Volume 48,
2003, 47-56 URL: http://uncc.worldcat.org/oclc/5153879495
c. Le, Roux M. C, and Rene Kemp. "Effect of a Companion Dog on
Depression and Anxiety Levels of Elderly Residents in a Long-Term Care
Facility." Psychogeriatrics, Volume 9.1, 2009, p 23-26. URL:
http://uncc.worldcat.org/oclc/5156312087
B. Questions
a. I am concerned that there are many directions I could go in regards to my
topic, like focusing on animals replacing medicine or animals being used
with the elderly or with children. I need to research each specific subject
more to determine what direction I want to go with my paper.
b. I would like to find more data and research studies to have more hard
facts to base my research off of so I am not just basing the foundation of
my paper on just journals and articles.
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Fine, Aubrey H. Animals in the Lives of Children. Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy, 3rd

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