E99 - Should we Prescribe Pets for Mental Health Problems? (with Prof. Nancy Gee)
The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy10/17/24 • 61 min
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”.
If you would like to invite Alex to speak at your organisation please email [email protected] with "Speaking Enquiry " in the subject line.
If you would like to enquire about an online psychotherapy appointment with Dr. Alex, you can email - [email protected].
Give feedback here - [email protected] -
Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast
Join Our Mailing List! - https://thinkingmindpod.aidaform.com/mailinglistsignup
SUPPORT: buymeacoffee.com/thinkingmind.
10/17/24 • 61 min
The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy - E99 - Should we Prescribe Pets for Mental Health Problems? (with Prof. Nancy Gee)
Transcript
Welcome back to the podcast. My name is Alex. I'm a consultant psychiatrist. Today I'm in conversation with Professor Nancy G. Professor G is a human animal interaction specialist and the director of the center for Human Animal Interaction at Virginia Commonwealth University. The center is the only one of its kind to be housed at a medical school, and in addition to research and educational activities, it's also houses the Dog's Uncle Therapy Dog program. With over 90 volunteer dog and handle
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/the-thinking-mind-podcast-psychiatry-and-psychotherapy-188905/e99-should-we-prescribe-pets-for-mental-health-problems-with-prof-nanc-76459546"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to e99 - should we prescribe pets for mental health problems? (with prof. nancy gee) on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy