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Defining the PTSD Service Dog Intervention: Perceived Importance, Usage, and Symptom Specificity of Psychiatric Service Dogs for Military Veterans [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Research suggests that psychiatric service dogs may be an effective complementary treatment option for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Kerri E. Rodriguez, Kerri E. Rodriguez, Megan R. LaFollette, Megan R. LaFollette, Megan R. LaFollette, Karin Hediger, Niwako Ogata, Marguerite E. O’Haire, Marguerite E. O’Haire   +8 more
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Psychiatric service dogs reduce loneliness and improve social functioning in adults with mental health conditions: a qualitative study from South Africa [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionLoneliness and impaired social functioning are clinically significant features of mental illness. Psychiatric service dogs (PSDs) are individually trained to perform tasks that mitigate the functional impact of psychiatric disability and have
Jacqueline Hoare, Jacqueline Hoare, Fulufhelo Netshifhefhe   +2 more
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Military Veterans and Their PTSD Service Dogs: Associations Between Training Methods, PTSD Severity, Dog Behavior, and the Human-Animal Bond

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Introduction: Psychiatric service dogs are increasingly being sought out by military veterans as a complementary intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Megan R. LaFollette, Kerri E. Rodriguez, Niwako Ogata, Marguerite E. O'Haire   +3 more
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Psychiatric Assistance Dog Use for People Living With Mental Health Disorders

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
A psychiatric assistance dog (PAD) is a service dog that is trained to assist its handler (owner) who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder.
Janice Lloyd, Laura Johnston, Julia Lewis   +2 more
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The influence of service dog partnerships on perceived and objective sleep quality for military veterans with PTSD [PDF]

Frontiers in Sleep
IntroductionSleep disturbances, fear of sleep, and nightmares are among the most reported symptoms for military service members and veterans (henceforth “veterans”) with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), potentially contributing to treatment ...
Stephanie Bristol, Sarah C. Leighton, Sarah C. Leighton, A. J. Schwichtenberg, Rebecca L. Campbell, Erin L. Ashbeck, Daniel J. Taylor, Edward J. Bedrick, Marguerite E. O'Haire   +8 more
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"A Part of Our Family"? Effects of Psychiatric Service Dogs on Quality of Life and Relationship Functioning in Military-Connected Couples. [PDF]

Mil Behav Health, 2020
McCall CE, Rodriguez KE, Wadsworth SMM, Meis LA, O'Haire ME.   +4 more
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Characterizing veteran and PTSD service dog teams: Exploring potential mechanisms of symptom change and canine predictors of efficacy.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Psychiatric service dogs are an emerging complementary intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Initial evidence suggests that partnership with a service dog may be related to less PTSD symptom severity.
Clare L Jensen, Kerri E Rodriguez, Evan L MacLean, Ahmad Hakeem Abdul Wahab, Arman Sabbaghi, Marguerite E O'Haire   +5 more
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Registrations of Assistance Dogs in California for Identification Tags: 1999-2012. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Dogs are filling a growing number of roles supporting people with various disabilities, leading to a chaotic situation in the U.S. Although the federal laws allow public access with working dogs only for people with disabilities, no governmental ...
Mariko Yamamoto, Mayllynne T Lopez, Lynette A Hart   +2 more
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Case report: A community case study of the human-animal bond in animal-assisted therapy: the experiences of psychiatric prisoners with therapy dogs

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Prisoners frequently experience chronic loneliness and lack social support, which can exacerbate their struggles with incarceration. According to attachment theory, individuals who are insecurely attached may be more likely to develop unstable ...
Sonia Smith, Colleen Anne Dell, Tim Claypool, Darlene Chalmers, Aliya Khalid   +4 more
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Ensuring Animal Well-Being in Animal-Assisted Service Programs: Ethics Meets Practice Learning at Green Chimneys

Human-Animal Interactions, 2023
This paper illustrates the complexity of meeting a high and constant standard of animal welfare at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment facility and therapeutic day school for children with psychiatric diagnosis ages K-12.
Miyako Kinoshita, Michael Kaufmann
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