Horsing Around with PTSD
February 15th, 2009
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
The benefits of animal companionship are well-studied and certainly well-known; pet owners and those who work with animals professionally tend to have lower rates of depression, and may even live longer than their solitary counterparts. But can they actually be a specific part of treatment for problems such as post traumatic stress? If Suze Maze and her team of five horses have anything to say about it, yes, they can. A practitioner of EAP or Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Maze operates a practice that helps those with PTSD find personal methods of effectively coping with the disorder. Maze’s patients –military personnel in Fort Aiken, Kentucky, many of whom have recently returned from tours in Iraq– are also quick to verify the benefits of undergoing their treatment in the company of equines.
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