What Is Zootherapy?

Zootherapy is also known as "pet psychotherapy." Psychotherapy by raising animals. It is usually used as an aid to psychotherapy or as a preparation step for other forms of psychotherapy. In the implementation, first let the patient touch the animal and talk to the animal, and then encourage the patient to interact with the person to improve the patient's ability to contact and speak. For elderly patients with autism, depression, apathy, and anxiety, it has a therapeutic effect that stimulates the joy of life and improves the mood, and especially helps to develop meaningful verbal and non-verbal communication for patients with long-term hospitalization and help them regain Socialization. The animals used should be based on the patient's preferences, and generally choose harmless, tame animals such as dogs, cats, birds and various ornamental fish. ^[1]