Dr. Max Gomez, CBS Health Watch correspondent, reported on the groundbreaking effort spearheaded by the Man O’ War Project and Columbia University Medical Center to study the emotional and physical impact of equine therapy on those suffering from PTSD. Veteran Tei Pascal, Drs. Yuval Neria and Prudence Fisher of Columbia, and Earle Mack were interviewed for the piece.
The Man O’ War Project is the first university-led research trial to establish manualized guidelines for the application of Equine-Assisted Therapy for treating veterans with PTSD (EAT-PTSD) and to examine the effectiveness of this promising new treatment for veterans.