Issues in mental health nursing.
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill]. London : Informa Healthcare
Frequency: Monthly (with combined issues for Feb./Mar. and Aug./Sept.),
Country: England
Language: English
Start Year:1978 -
ISSN:
0161-2840 (Print)
1096-4673 (Electronic)
0161-2840 (Linking)
1096-4673 (Electronic)
0161-2840 (Linking)
Impact Factor
2.1
2022
| NLM ID: | 7907126 |
| (OCoLC): | 03918233 |
| (DNLM): | I40732000(s) |
| Coden: | IHNUDT |
| LCCN: | sc 78000892 |
| Classification: | W1 IS669 |
The Role of the Horse in an Equine-Assisted Group Intervention-as Conceptualized by Persons with Psychotic Conditions. Adopting positive health interventions is necessary to promote self-image, improve well-being, support meaningful social interaction and reduce loneliness, with benefits for psychological and physical health for persons with psychotic conditions. Raised awareness of the potential benefits of involving horses in these kinds of interventions is warranted. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the role of the horse in equine-assisted interventions (EAI) as conceptualized among persons with psychotic conditions. Interviews were conducted with eight persons with psychotic conditions who had pa...
Equine-facilitated group psychotherapy: applications for therapeutic vaulting. In this day of high-tech, managed-care service delivery with an emphasis on medication and brief treatment, it is important for nurses to be aware of nontraditional treatment options that may be uniquely beneficial for some clients. Although it may still be considered a novelty, including animals in the healing milieu is not a new idea. Florence Nightingale herself suggested that "a small pet animal is often an excellent companion for the sick, for long chronic cases especially" (Nightingale, 1969, p. 102). Healing, according to one recent nursing article, can be seen as "a gradual awakening t...