Is equine therapy useful in the treatment of eating disorders?

Eating Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-147

  Marx, Russell D ^a,b   Cumella, Edward J ^a  

^a Remuda Ranch Center   (United States)

^b University Medical at Princeton   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CARE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EATING DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HORSE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037517148     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640260390199325     Document Type: Article

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