Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Psychoneuroimmunological Perspective of Animal - Assisted Therapy Subject The topic of the resource Animal-assisted therapy; Health; Immunity; Psychoneuroimmunology; Therapy Dog Description An account of the resource Animal-assisted therapy is a new and upcoming form of therapy that has shown multifarious benefits to participants. It is a goal-oriented therapeutic process with the incorporation of a qualified therapy animal in the therapeutic activities and conversations. This paper explores these benefits from a psychoneuroimmunological lens, wherein the interplay of and impact on an individual's psychological, neurological and immune systems are discussed. Positive physical interaction with therapy animals reduces undesirable symptoms and ailments such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, aggressive tendencies, harmful behaviours, cardiovascular issues and unhealthy tendencies amongst others. It further promotes a healthier lifestyle, promoting quality of life, better heart health, cognitive functioning and overall well-being. The biological basis of these benefits is discussed. 2024 Oriental Scientific Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hunjan U.G.; Reddy K.J. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal, Vol-17, No. 3, pp. 1831-1836. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.13005/bpj/2988" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.13005/bpj/2988</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85207117398&amp;doi=10.13005%2Fbpj%2F2988&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=26d491707e45b13e6d1c4068ba44e0eb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85207117398&amp;doi=10.13005%2fbpj%2f2988&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=26d491707e45b13e6d1c4068ba44e0eb</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9746242 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hunjan U.G., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Reddy K.J., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India