ArticleMilitary medicine2020
Equine-Assisted Therapy for Veterans with PTSD: Manual Development and Preliminary Findings.
Article in Military medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Pilot Study Examining Adaptation of EAT-PTSD (the MOW Protocol) for Anxious Youth
PTSD Clinical Team Research Clinic (PCT Research Clinic)
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Are equine-assisted services beneficial for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Equine-assisted interventions for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Victims.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationPooled it
- Neural changes following equine-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A longitudinal multimodal imaging study.Human brain mapping · 2021Trial
- Animal-Assisted Therapy for Reducing Anxiety in Vulnerable Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Horsepower: equine-assisted interventions are associated with reduced PTSD symptoms, improved sleep quality, and quality of life in military veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A non-trauma-focused equine-assisted intervention was associated with reductions in all four PTSD symptom clusters in treatment-resistant military veterans.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A Pilot Observational Study in Ohio, USA of the Healing of Our Veterans Equine Services Intensive Intervention for Veterans with Trauma Histories.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Child horse harmony in motion: a preliminary study to explore heart rate synchronization in equine assisted therapy for neurotypical and ADHD children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Multi-Site Observational Evaluation of the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association Model of Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Veteran Trauma Survivors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Observational
- Are Equine Assisted Interactions (EAI) a Dark Horse Bet? A Systematic Review on Measuring the Psychological and Physiological Effects of EAI on PTSD, Anxiety and/or Mood Disorders.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- An Equine-Assisted Intervention Versus Non-Manualized Psychotherapy for Youth in a Residential Childcare Facility.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2025Article
- Psychophysiological effects of equine-facilitated psychotherapy on Veterans with PTSD and their horse partners.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Article
- Ground-based adaptive horsemanship lessons for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A State-of-the-art Review.Current neuropharmacology · 2024Review
- Potential Mechanisms of Action and Outcomes of Equine-Assisted Services for Veterans with a History of Trauma: A Narrative Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Current State, Challenges and Future Directions.Chronic stress (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)Review
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13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionEquine-assisted therapy (EAT) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has attracted great interest despite lacking empirical support, a manual, and a standardized protocol. Our team of experts in EAT and PTSD developed an eight-session group EAT treatment protocol for PTSD (EAT-PTSD) and administered it to two pilot groups of military veterans to assess initial effects. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe describe the development of the treatment manual, which was used with two pilot groups of veterans. Protocol safety, feasibility, and acceptability were assessed by reported adverse events, treatment completion rates, and self-rated patient satisfaction. Preliminary data on PTSD, depressive, and anxiety symptoms and quality of life were collected pretreatment, midpoint, post-treatment, and at 3-month follow up.
resultsNo adverse events were recorded. All patients completed treatment, reporting high satisfaction. Preliminary data showed decreases in clinician-assessed PTSD and depressive symptoms from pre to post-treatment and follow-up (medium to large effect sizes, d = .54-1.8), with similar trends across self-report measures (d = 0.72-1.6). In our pilot sample, treatment response and remission varied; all patients showed some benefit post-treatment, but gains did not persist at follow-up.
conclusionsThis article presents the first standardized EAT protocol. Highly preliminary results suggest our new manualized group EAT-PTSD appears safe, well-regarded, and well-attended, yielding short-term benefits in symptomatology and quality of life if unclear length of effect. Future research should test this alternative treatment for PTSD more rigorously.
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