title: [Hippotherapy in the paedopsychiatric care project].
abstract: Hippotherapy uses relationships with horses as a mediation method. The care treatment aims to act on the psychological functioning of children affected by relational disorders, especially in order to help the development of communication and emotions. A partnership has been established between the paedopsychiatric university centre at the CHRU in Tours (37) and a horse-riding centre.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédopsychiatrie, CHRU de Tours. l.hameury@chu-tours.fr
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hameury
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delavous
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leroy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D003142:Communication; D004644:Emotions; D056147:Equine-Assisted Therapy; D006736:Horses / Q000523:psychology; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept