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Can Pets Improve Mental Health?

Can Pets Improve Mental Health?. By: Marianna and Ruthie. YES!. We can be ourselves around them without being judged Their unconditional love helps improve self-esteem Their presence can lower blood pressure, reduce stress and anxiety, help with anger, depression, and loneliness

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Can Pets Improve Mental Health?

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  1. Can Pets Improve Mental Health? By: Marianna and Ruthie

  2. YES! • We can be ourselves around them without being judged • Their unconditional love helps improve self-esteem • Their presence can lower blood pressure, reduce stress and anxiety, help with anger, depression, and loneliness • They help ‘break the ice’ in social situations • Encourage exercise

  3. YES! Cont., • Taking care of a pet makes you feel needed • Mental health therapists use dogs to put people at ease • Helps kids with ADHD release excess energy • Dogs and horses are used to help autistic kids learn how to react to different smells, sounds, and feelings • Bringing pets to hospitals and nursing homes improves patients’ moods and anxieties

  4. Bibliography • http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pets-improve-mental-health/ • http://www.helpguide.org/life/pets.htm • http://pets.webmd.com/ss/slideshow-pets-improve-your-health

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