FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: invention refers to restorative medicine and can be used for the drug-free correction, prevention and rehabilitation of the functional state and the enhancement of adaptability in patients of various age groups suffering various psychoneurological symptoms. There are performed three successive stages: setting (SS), adaptation (AS) and tactile contact (TCS). The SS involves introducing the patient into dolphins organisation and behaviour characteristics, instructing to perform commands required for communication with a dolphin, and tactile contact with a dolphin. The adaptation stage involves meeting the living dolphin and contacting it directly on a swimming pool platform out of water. The TCS involves doing the exercises to develop patients communicative abilities, fine motor skills, motor coordination, motor activity control, emotional state and attention with the use of art therapy elements, musical exercises together with the dolphin, action games with the dolphin using various objects. The TCS is performed in the swimming pool filled with mineral water NaCl 1.8-2.0 ppm at temperature from 25 to 28 degrees the whole correction course involves from 10 to 14 sessions, from 30 to 40 min each. The SS length is at least 3 sessions of 30 min each the AS is from 1 to 3 sessions of 30-35 min each the TCS includes from 7 to 9 sessions of 35-40 min each.EFFECT: method provides the higher stress stability and adaptation potential of the patient of any degree of functional preparation, the integral enhancement of communicative ability and orientation to active targeted activity, the optimised length of the rehabilitation course depending on the patients psychoemotional state and abilities.4 cl, 6 dwg, 3 ex, 4 tblИзобретение относится к восстановительной медицине и может быть использовано для немедикаментозной коррекции, профилактики и реабилитации функционального состояния и повышения адаптации пациентов разных возрастных групп, с различного рода
