AHTA Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 33.1 - 2023

• Bonsai Life in Balance - Stephen Pack PhD
• Self-Regulation, Its Neuroscience Foundations and Horticultural Therapy: Growing the Connections - Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR, Maureen Bethel, DEC, BA, BEd, CAE & Tasha Roberts
• Horticultural Therapy Health Interventions with Female Survivors of Human Trafficking: Program Models - Zuzana Poláčková MS, MEd, Lesley Fleming MA, HTR, Joanna Brown, Heather Kelejian
• Horticultural Therapy Activities for Transplant Patients - Monica C. Moscovici, BS

• Case Study: Maxine - Yin-Yan Yeung PhD, Li-Jung Lin PhD

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 32.1 - 2022

• Adapting Horticultural Therapy as Fall Prevention Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults - Clarence Monteclaro, MD, MBA, MPH
• Horticulture for Health Activity in U.S. Hospitals: Horticultural Therapy, Nutrition-led Programming, Gardens at Hospitals, and Affiliated Community Gardens - Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR, Weishunhua Zhang, BID & Karen Nelson, MBA, MSW
• Relevancy of Sense of Taste to Horticultural Therapy - Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR

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 Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 31.1 - 2021

• The Gardening Spirit: Evidence That Frequency of Gardening Precisely Predicts Ecospirituality - Mark L. Harvey, Kailyn Bowman, and Amanda Karr
• Exploring a Migrant's Sense of Belonging Through Participation in an Urban Agricultural Vocational Training Program in Sweden - Anna María Pálsdóttir, Liz O´Brien, Dorthe Varning Poulsen and Ann Dolling
• Cultivating Care: Trauma, Homeless Veterans, and Nature-Based Therapy - Becca Hart & Steve Zanskas
• Conceptual Biophilic Design in Landscape Architecture – A Design Concept For a Health Garden in Iceland - Anna María Pálsdóttir, Petra Thorpert, Vilmundur Gudnason, Hugo Settegren, Arnór Víkingsson and Kristín Siggeirsdóttir

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 Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 30.1 - 2020

• Time for a (Gardening) Break: Impacts of a Green Exercise Initiative for Staff Health and Wellbeing in a Corporate Environment - Mark Christie, Louise Hulse & Paul K. Miller
• Community Gardens Cultivate Positive Experiences for Refugees - Dietlinde Heilmayr, Noah Reiss & Miranda Buskirk
• A Piloted Think Aloud Method Within an Investigation of the Impacts of a Therapeutic Green Exercise Project for People Recovering from Mental Ill-Health: Reflections on Ethnographic Utility - Mark Christie, Fiona Cole & Paul K. Miller
• Nova Scotia's Horticulture for Health Activities - Lesley Fleming, Amy Davis, Lana Bos, Janet Carter & Beth House
• Nature-based Activities for Older Adults: A Case Study in Singapore - Angelia Sia and Elizabeth Diehl

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 Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 29.2 - 2019

• Therapeutic Horticulture as a Quality of Life Intervention in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients - Elizabeth R.M. Diehl, HTM, Deborah Morrison, MA, & C. Craig Tisher, MD
• Horticultural Therapy Support Group for Older Adult Caregivers: Examining Intervention Effectiveness Using Psychometrically Validated Measures - Jaime Ascencio, MS, Mallory Wojtaszek B.S. and Deana Davalos Ph.D.
• Mental Health Through the Art of Gardening - Dr. Ana Bahamonde
• Developing Horticultural Therapy Protocols - Derrick R. Stowell, HTR, CTRS, & PJ Snodgrass, PhD 

Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 29.1 - 2019

• The Effects of Horticultural Therapy on Symptoms and Future Perspective of Patients with Schizophrenia in the Chronic Stage. - Takuya Kenmochi, Asuka Kenmochi, and Minoru Hoshiyama
• A Pilot Study on the Effects of Chrysanthemum Scent on Memory and Mood - Kilonzi Francisca, Xuting Shen, Toshihori Nakagawa, Thomas Gianfagna, Kuniyoshi Shimizu, Seiko Goto

• Exploring the Use of Therapeutic Horticulture to Enhance the Psychological Well-Being of Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse - Michelle Stephanie Watkins, Lota A. Teh, and Karina Therese G. FernandezPromoting the Profession of Horticultural Therapy through Partnerships - Derrick R. Stowell, HTR, CTRS and Amelia Burnett

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 28.2 - 2018

• Why Camp? Evaluating The Impact of a Horticulture Therapy Camp for Adolescents With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – Sarah Himmelheber PhD, MSW; Jennifer Mozolic, PhD; Lucy A. Lawrence, MSW, PhD 
• A Counseling Model for RefugeesRooted in Ecological Theory – Jonathan Trauth, Ed.D., LISW-S
• Opportunities and Barriers to Using Hospital Gardens: Comparative Post Occupancy Evaluations of Healthcare Landscape Environments – Shan Jiang, Kirsten Staloch, and Sofija Kaljevic
• Natural Establishment: Nature-Based Vocational Rehabilitation for Migrants Participating in the National Scheme of Integration – Pálsdóttir, A.M; Shahrad, A; Åström, M.; and Ekstam L.

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 28.1 - 2018

• The Effect of Therapeutic Horticulture on the Psychological Wellbeing of Elderly in Singapore: A Randomised Controlled Trial - Angelia Sia, Kheng Siang Ted, Maxel K.W., Hui Yu Cha, Chay Hoon Tan, Iris Rawtaer, Lei Feng, Rathi Mahendran, Heok Kua, and Roger C.M. Ho
  
• Motivations and Perceptions of Urban Food Gardeners: Results from a Preliminary Study - Sarah R. Taylor, PhD

• Offenders, Work, and Rehabilitation: Horticultural Therapy as a Social Cognitive Career Theory Intervention for Offenders - Jaime Ascencio

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 27.2 - 2017

• The Use of Sensory Perception of Plants in Horticultural Therapy of Alcohol Addiction - Pétra Berger and Torsten W. Berger
  
• Benefit Nature, Benefit Self, & Benefit Others: Older Adults and their Volunteer Experiences of Engagement in a Conservation Themed Urban Park - Mark Alan Christie, MA 
• Laughter Therapy and Horticultural Therapy: Cross-Pollination - Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR
• Raising Awareness of Horticultural Therapy with the Seed of “National Horticultural Therapy Week” and Roots of New Jersey Agriculture - Laura DePrado, B.S., HTR
• Interdisciplinary Professional Development, CEUs and Horticultural Therapy: The Michigan Model - Lesley Fleming MA, HTR, Kathy Carroll MS, HTR, Jodi Douglas BS, CTRS, CDP, Cathy Flinton BS, HTR

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 27.1 - 2017

• An Exploratory Study on the Effect of Horticultural Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities - Claudia K. Y. LAI, PhD, RN, FAAN, Lily Y. W. Ho, MN, RN, Rick Y. C. Kwan, MSc, RN, Connie Y. Y. Fung, RSW, HTR, Yim Wah MAK, PhD, RN
  
• The Impact of Green Exercise on Volunteers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing – Findings from a Community Project in a Woodland Setting - Mark Alan Christie, MA and Fiona Cole, MSc
• Case Study - Michelle - Melissa Bierman, MS, HTR, MHT
• Case Study - Harry - Kate Bodin, MEd, HTR
• Case Study - Master D. - Sushama Ramachandran, Clinical Psychologist. MA. (Psychology), MPhil. (Clinical Psychology), EMDR
• Case Study - Dorothy - Jennifer Sloan, BA, AD, HTR
• Lighthouse Community School: A Case Study of a School for Behaviorally Challenged Youth - Jonathan Trauth EdD, LISW-S
• Book Review: Grow It, Heal It: Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies From Your Garden or Windowsill - Christopher Hobbs & Leslie Gardner. New York: Rodale. 2013. 230 pp. ISBN 987-1-60961-570-3

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 26.1 - 2016 

• Personality Disorder and Intellectual Disability: The Impacts of Horticultural Therapy Within a Medium-Secure Unit - Mark Alan Christie, MA, Michaela Thomson, MA, Paul K. Miller, PhD and Fiona Cole, MSc
• Case Study - Rebecca - Ciri J. Malamud, MA, CRC, CSW, LCADC
• Case Study - Sara - Jan Lane, HTR
• Connecting to Self and Nature - Christina Sabra, MSW
• Green Studio: Nature and the Arts in Therapy - Reviewed by: Matthew J. Wichrowski  MSW HTR 

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 25.2 - 2015

• The Effect of School Gardening Activities on Visual-Motor Integration of Pre-School and Kindergarten Students - M.R. Baker, T. M. Waliczek and J. M. Zajicek
• Protocols for Plant-Cart Horticultural Therapy - Ciri J. Malamud, MA, CRC, CSW, LCADC
• Horticulture Therapy Improves the Body, Mind and Spirit - Lucas Monroe, LCSW
• The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers - Reviewed by Lesley Fleming, MA, HTR

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 25.1 - 2015

• A Literature Review of Nature-Based Therapy and its Application in Cancer Care - A. Cutillo, N. Rathore, N. Reynolds, L. Hilliard, H. Haines, K. Whelan, A. Madan-Swain
• The Theoretical and Therapeutic Paradigm of Botanical Arranging - Cara S. Montgomery, MSW, MA and Janet A. Courtney, PhD, LCSW
• Veteran to Farmer Programs: An Emerging Nature-Based Programming Trend - Lesley L. Fleming, MA, HTR
• Digging for Victory-Horticultural Therapy with Veterans for Post-Traumatic Growth - Reviewed by Matthew Wichrowski

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 24.1 - 2014

• Influences of Green Exercise on School Adaptation of Autistic Children in Taiwan - Ke-Tsung Han, PhD
• The Impact of Plants and Windows on Building Space Usage and Perceived Stress of University Students - Cole L. Etheredge, Tina M. Waliczek, Jayne M. Zajicek

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 23.2 - 2013 

• The Effect of Horticultural Activity on the Cognitive Performance of Healthy Elderly - Haruyuki Kojima and Mitsunobu Kunimi
• Gardening and Virtue - Dan O'Brien
• AHTA Annual Conference Abstracts: Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future: Celebrating AHTA's 40th Anniversary
• Book Review: Dementia Green Care Handbook of Therapeutic Design and Practice - Reviewed by Lesley Fleming, HTR

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 Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 23.1 - 2013

• Psychological and Biological Response to Three Landscapes in Japan: A Pilot Study; Seiko Goto, Naveed Kamal, Helene Puzio, Eijiro Fujii, and Karl Herrup
• The Effect of a Reflective Garden Walking Program; Ruth McCaffrey, DNP, FNP-BC, GNP-BC FAAN, Susan B Raddock Distinguished Professor
• Gardens and Therapeutic Horticulture in an Acute Healthcare Setting: Opportunities Provided by the Blooming Backyard Project at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney; Julieanne Hilbers and Anna Satharasinghe
• The Portland Memory Garden: A Therapeutic Resource on Public Land; Patty Cassidy, MA, HTR

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 22.2 - 2012

• Outdoor Environments at Crisis Shelters in Denmark; Victoria L. Lygum, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter, Cecil C. Konijnendijk, and Henriette Højberg
• A Review of Design Recommendations for Outdoor Areas at Healthcare Facilities; Shureen Faris Abdul Shukor, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter, and Kjell Nilsson
• Engaging Clients Through the Therapeutic Use of Self; Barbara Kreski

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 22.1 - 2012

• How do Participants in Nature-Based Therapy Experience and Evaluate Their Rehabilitation?; Eva Sahlin, Josefa Vega Matuszczyk, Gunnar Ahlborg, Jr. and Patrik Grahn
• Visual Preference for Garden Design: Appreciation of the Japanese Garden; Seiko Goto, PhD
• The Application of a Horticultural Therapy Program for Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Karen M. Flick

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 21.2 - 2011

• Growing Minds: Gardening and Parent Involvement in Elementary Schools; Roxanne Boyer, Amy L. McFarland, Jayne M. Zajicek and Tina M. Waliczek
• The Relationship between Gardening and Depression among Individuals with Disabilities; Justin F. Wilson and Keith M Christensen

• Pregnancy and Place: Creating Therapeutic Gardens for Maternity Care Patients; Lara M. Browning & Sungkyung Lee

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 21.1 - 2011

• Weeds and Seeds: Reflections from a Gardening Project for Juvenile Offenders; Sarah E. Twill, PhD, MSW, Tara Purvis, and Michael Norris, PhD
• The Use of Horticulture in the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Private Practice Setting; Howard Z. Lorber, LCSW
• Development of the Neuro Critical Care Unit Garden at Emory University Hospital; Jack Carman, FASLA, Kirk Hines, HTR, Marguerite Koepke, MLA, ASLA, and Owen Samuel, MD
• Grandparent Gardening Gifts: The Enduring Gifts Grandparents Can Offer Their Grandchildren; Charles E. Majuri, Ph.D., HTR, QMHP;  (no abstract)

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 20 - 2010

• Therapeutic Garden Design and Veterans Affairs: Preparing for Future Needs; P. Annie Kirk, BSW, MLA, ASLA, ANLD, Alee Karpf, MS, CTRS, HTR, and Jack Carman, FASLA, RLA, CAPS
• Development of the Nature-Based Therapy Concept for Patients with Stress-Related Illness at the Danish Healing Forest Garden Nacadia; Sus Sola Corazon, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter, Anne Grete Claudi Jensen, and Kjell Nilsson
• A Descriptive Study of the Training and Practice of American Horticultural Therapy Association Members; Jean M. Larson, Ph.D., Lija Greenseid, Ph.D., and Mary Hockenberry Meyer, Ph.D.
• Botanical Gardens: Fertile Soil for the Practice of Horticultural Therapy; Lesley L. Fleming, MA, HTR and Gwen J. Dutrizac, Ph.D., C.Psych

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 19 - 2009

• Integrating Horticulture into the Vocational Rehabilitation Process of Individuals with Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue, and Burnout: A Theoretical Model; Patrick Millet, Ph.D.
• Survey of Horticultural Therapy Programs in Tennessee; Jenny C. Pfeffer, Dennis E. Deytonand J. Mark Fly
• It’s More Than Seeing Green: Exploring the Senses through Gardening; Amy Wagenfeld, PhD, OTR/L, MG, HTR, CAPS
• A New Model for Horticultural Therapy Documentation in a Clinical Setting; Nancy Chambers, HTR
• A Theoretical Perspective for Using Horticultural Therapy with Children; Charles E. Majuri, Ph.D; (no abstract)

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 18 - 2007-2008

• Effect of Horticultural Therapy on Preventing the Decline of Mental Abilities of Patients with Alzheimer’s Type Dementia; Sonia J. D’Andrea, HTR, MSEd, CTRS, Mitchell Batavia, PhD, PT and Nicole Sasson, MD
• The Psychosocial Benefits of Exposure to Natural Settings in Long-term Care: An Evaluation of the Wellness Garden Program at Glacier Hills Retirement Community; Suzanne Perry Slavens, MS, MPH
• The Use of Therapeutic Horticulture in Cancer Support; Sheila B. Taft, HTR
• Affordances of Ward and Garden in the Restorative Process of Hospitalized Children; Ismail Said and Mohd Sarofil Abu Bakar
• Development of Assessment Standards and a Computerized Assessment Tool for Use in Prevocational Horticulture Training Programs for Head-Injured Individuals; P. N. Williams, C. Kissel Bales, T. M. Waliczek and J. M. Zajicek

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 17 - 2006

• Volunteer Rutgers Master Gardeners Promote the Growth of Horticultural Therapy in their Community; Madeline Flahive DiNardo and Katherine Sabatino
• The Importance of Community Gardening for Homeless Women: A Pilot Study; Cathy A. Pierce and Linda M. Seals
• Heritage Alzheimer’s Garden: A Post-Occupancy Assessment; Emily Diehl Schlenker, PsyD, RN, CHN, RMT
• Skills and Theories to Inform Horticultural Therapy Practice; Matthew J. Wichrowski MSW, HTR
• An Empirical Approach to Feng Shui in Terms of Psychological Well-being; Ke-Tsung Han, Ph.D.
• Therapeutic Gardening with Physical Rehabilitation Patients; Brenda Lantz

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 16 - 2005

• The Potential on the Doorstep: The Importance of Gardens in the Psychological Well-being of Older People; Sue Jackson
• Bio-monitoring Human Heart Rate and Caloric Expenditure Responses to Horticultural Activity; Mitsukimi Sugimoto, Hyejin Cho, and Richard H. Mattson
• An Exploration of the Meaning and Effects of Horticultural Therapy on Human Health and Well-Being; Debra L. Fetherman, Alan Levine, Stephen Burke and Mary Alice Golden
• A Horticultural Therapy Probation Program: Community Supervised Offenders; Bill Hale, Gary Marlowe, Richard H. Mattson, Ph.D., Jimmy Don Nicholson and C.A. Dempsey, Ed.D.; (No abstract)

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Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture 15 - 2004

• Horticultural Therapy for Institutionalized Older Adults and Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias: A Study and Practice; Caryl Gormly Gurski, MS, OTR
• Horticultural Therapy in a Mental Health Day Program; Janet Szofran, BSN, HTR & Susan Meyer, DSN
• Horticultural Therapy in a Classroom for Learning Disabled Children; Bella S. Schimmel, M.D., Ph.D., HTR
• Factors Affecting Choice of Horticultural Therapy at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine; Bracha Orr, Richard Mattson, Ph.D., Nancy Chambers, and Matthew Wichrowski
• Therapeutic Horticulture for People Living with Cancer: The Healing Gardens Program at Cancer Lifeline in Seattle; Sheila B. Taft, HTR