Substance abuse : research and treatment.
Publisher:
Libertas Academica. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications (2016)
Country: United States
Language: English
Start Year:2008 -
ISSN:
1178-2218 (Electronic)
1178-2218 (Linking)
1178-2218 (Linking)
Impact Factor
2.1
2023
| NLM ID: | 101514834 |
| (OCoLC): | 456248180 |
| LCCN: | 2009252976 |
More Than Just a Break from Treatment: How Substance Use Disorder Patients Experience the Stable Environment in Horse-Assisted Therapy. Inclusion of horse-assisted therapy (HAT) in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is rarely reported. Our previous studies show improved treatment retention and the importance of the patient-horse relationship. This qualitative study used thematic analysis, within a social constructionist framework, to explore how eight patients experienced contextual aspects of HAT's contribution to their SUD treatment. Participants described HAT as a "break from usual treatment". However, four interrelated aspects of this experience, namely "change of focus", "activity", "identity", and "motivation," sugge...