Effects of a Form of Equine-Facilitated Learning
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Contribution of the Patient-Horse Relationship to Substance Use Disorder Treatment

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How Substance Use Disorder Patients Experience the Stable Environment in Horse-Assisted Therapy

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How Equine-Assisted Learning Contributes to the Wellbeing of...Youth in Treatment for Volatile Substance Misuse

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A Prospective Study of Horse-Assisted Therapy for Young Adults

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The Impact of Equine-Assisted Learning

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Equine-Assisted Therapy

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Art Informing Health Psychology

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Creative Cognition and Brain Network Dynamics

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Arts, Brain and Cognition

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Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants' Responses Following Art-Making

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The Use of Art and Music Therapy in Substance Abuse Treatment

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How Art Changes Your Brain

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Art Therapy and the Brain

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Poetry and Medicine

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The Healing Art of Poem-Making

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Truth and Creativity in Poem-Making

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Health Benefits of Gardening

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Interaction with Indoor Plants May Reduce Psychological and Physiological Stress

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BBC's Science Focus:

"Even a ‘tiny patch of nature’ in a front garden reduces stress and makes people happier."

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/