• E99 - Should we Prescribe Pets for Mental Health Problems? (with Prof. Nancy Gee)

  • Oct 17 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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E99 - Should we Prescribe Pets for Mental Health Problems? (with Prof. Nancy Gee)

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  • Nancy Gee, Ph.D is a Professor of Psychiatry in Human Animal Interaction, and the Director of the Centre for Human Animal Interaction at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. The Centre is the only one of its kind to be housed in a School of Medicine, and in addition to research and educational activities it also houses the “Dogs On Call” therapy dog program. With over 90 DOC volunteer dog-and-handler teams, this program engages in upwards of 100,000 meaningful interactions with patients, staff, and students in the VCU Health system during a typical year. Nancy is also the co-editor of “The Role of Companion Animals in the Treatment of Mental Disorders”.

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