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Articles and Other Resources

1. Study Results: Stress in Pet Owners and Non-Pet Owners by Jill Kraus
2. Feature Article: Developing a Physiology of Inclusion: Recognizing the Health Benefits of Animal Companions. by James Lynch.
3. Healthy Reasons to Have a Pet (Fact Sheet). Updated!
4. The Healthy Pleasure of Their Company, by Karen Allen (part of Companion Animals in the Community).
5. Recent Discoveries About Our Relationships with the Natural World, by Leo Bustad.
6. Coping with Life Changes & Transitions: The Role of the Pet, by Karen Allen.
7. Loneliness: A Health Hazard of Modern Times, by Susan L. Duncan.
8. Studies of Loneliness & Recent Research into the Effects of Companion Animals, by Andrea Leigh Ptak.
9. Recent Studies on How the Presence of Pets Affects People During Life Transitions, by Ann Howie.
10. The Role of Pets in the Social Networks of Children, Adolescents, and Elderly People , by June McNicholas and Glyn M. Collis

Abstracts

• Are Pets a Healthy Pleasure? The Influence of Pets on Blood Pressure. Allen, K. Current Directions in Psychological Science. Dec 2003; 12(6):236-9

• Psychophysiological Effects of Human-Animal Interaction: Theoretical Issues and Long-Term Interaction Effects. Virues-Ortega, J., Buela-Casal, G. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006 Jan; 194(1):52-7.

Bibliography

• Health Benefits of Animals Bibliography