Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.
Publisher:
American Psychiatric Association,
Frequency: Monthly
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
American Psychiatric Association.
Start Year:1995 -
ISSN:
1075-2730 (Print)
1557-9700 (Electronic)
1075-2730 (Linking)
1557-9700 (Electronic)
1075-2730 (Linking)
Impact Factor
3.8
2022
| NLM ID: | 9502838 |
| (DNLM): | SR0082840(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 29993591 |
| LCCN: | sn 94004901 |
| Classification: | W1 HO71L |
Animal-assisted therapy with chronic psychiatric inpatients: equine-assisted psychotherapy and aggressive behavior. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), most frequently used with dogs, is being used increasingly as an adjunctive alternative treatment for psychiatric patients. AAT with larger animals, such as horses, may have unique benefits. In this randomized controlled study, equine and canine forms of AAT were compared with standard treatments for hospitalized psychiatric patients to determine AAT effects on violent behavior and related measures. Methods: The study included 90 patients with recent in-hospital violent behavior or highly regressed behavior. Hospitalization at the 500-bed state psychiatric hospit...