Selected Articles

Brensing, K., Linke, K.  Behavior of dolphins towards adults and children during swim-with-dolphin programs and towards children with disabilties during therapy sessions.  Anthrozoos.  2003.  16(4):  315-331.

Cochrane, A., Callen, K.  Dolphins and their power to heal.  The Interactions Bibliography.  1993.  September, 4(3): 7.

Frohoff, T. G., Packard, J.M.  Human Interactions with free-ranging and captive dolphins.  Anthrozoos.  1995.  VIII (1): 44-53.

Lukina, LN. Influence of dolphin-assisted therapy sessions on the functional state of children with psychoneurological symptoms of diseases. Human Physiology. 1999. 25(6):676-679.

Nathanson, David E; de Faria, Sherri.  Cognitive Imporvement of children in water with and without dolphins.  Anthrozoos.  1993.  6(1):17

Nathanson, D. E., de Castro, D., Friend, H & McMahon, M.  Effectiveness of short-term Dolphin-Assited Threapy for children with severe disabilities.  Anthrozoos. 1997.  10(2/3):90-100.

Nathanson, David E. Long-term effectiveness of dolphin-assisted therapy for children with severe disabilities. Anthrozoos. 1998 11(1):22-32.

Nathanson, D.E.  Using Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins to increase cognition of mentally retarded children.  The Interactions Bibliography.  1993.  June, 4(2): 8.

Stiles, Dashnaw; Ann, Lisa. Animal-assisted therapy with children and the elderly: A critical review. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences & Engineering. 2001. 62(5-B):2480

Additional Articles

Dolphin therapy: recreation or medicine? CNN Interactive.

Dr. Dolphin: Why does swimming with dolphins help humans heal? Blow, Richard

The Effects of human-dolphin interaction

Available Programs

Dolphin-Assisted-Therapy (DAT) Provides a list of organizations that offer Dolphin Assisted Therapy

Dolphin Research Center