More than Just a Break from Treatment: How Substance Use Disorder Patients Experience the Stable Environment in Horse-Assisted Therapy
| Autor: | Espen Kristian Arnevik, Edle Ravndal, Ann Kern-Godal, Ida Halvorsen Brenna |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Evidence-based practice
Psychotherapist Self-concept 030508 substance abuse Library science Identity (social science) Context (language use) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Original Research substance use disorder business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine lcsh:RA1-1270 patient perspective medicine.disease self-concept equine-assisted psychotherapy Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health social construction Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science Construct (philosophy) business treatment context Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, Vol 10 (2016) Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, Vol 2016, Iss 10, Pp 99-108 (2016) Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment |
| ISSN: | 1178-2218 |
| Popis: | 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,” suggest HAT is more than just a break from usual SUD treatment. The stable environment is portrayed as a context where participants could construct a positive self: one which is useful, responsible, and accepted; more fundamentally, a different self from the “patient/self” receiving treatment for a problem. The implications extend well beyond animal-assisted or other adjunct therapies. Their relevance to broader SUD policy and treatment practices warrants further study. |
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