Military Medical Research.
Publisher:
BioMed Central,
Country: England
Language: English
Start Year:2014 -
ISSN:
2054-9369 (Electronic)
2095-7467 (Print)
2054-9369 (Linking)
2095-7467 (Print)
2054-9369 (Linking)
Impact Factor
21.1
2022
| NLM ID: | 101643181 |
| (OCoLC): | 889252466 |
| LCCN: | 2014243611 |
Equine-assisted interventions for veterans with service-related health conditions: a systematic mapping review. Evidence-based treatments for service-related health conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are not effective for all veterans. Equine-assisted interventions are emerging as an additional treatment modality, but little is known regarding the safe and effective delivery of these interventions. This study aimed to describe the following features of the body of literature concerning equine-assisted interventions among veterans: 1) veterans who have participated in equine-assisted interventions; 2) specific characteristics of equine-as...
Effects of therapeutic horseback riding on post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans. Large numbers of post-deployment U.S. veterans are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI), leading to an urgent need for effective interventions to reduce symptoms and increase veterans' coping. PTSD includes anxiety, flashbacks, and emotional numbing. The symptoms increase health care costs for stress-related illnesses and can make veterans' civilian life difficult. We used a randomized wait-list controlled design with repeated measures of U.S. military veterans to address our specific aim to test the efficacy of a 6-week therapeutic horseback...