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Therapy Dogs as a Crisis Intervention After Traumatic Events? – An Experimental Study
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Animal-assisted therapy has been proposed as a treatment adjunct for traumatized patients. In animal-assisted crisis response, dogs are used directly after a traumatic event to reduce stress and anxiety.
Johanna Lass-Hennemann +5 more
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A police service dog as a means of coercion
Pravo - teorija i praksa, 2022 The use of animals in the execution of complex tasks by police officers and military units does not represent any novelty in the operational and legal sense. But, this topic has not been considered enough in professional and scientific circles, for which there should be found some space, especially if we take into account certain "news" in the ...
Nenad Bingulac, Nenad Sekulić
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Beyond the Benefits of Assistance Dogs: Exploring Challenges Experienced by First-Time Handlers
Animals, 2019 The purpose of this study was to explore first time handlers’ experiences when working with an assistance dog (AD). Interviewees included seven first time AD handlers and 14 other individuals close to these handlers, including family members ...
Jennifer Gravrok +3 more
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Incidence of Health and Behavior Problems in Service Dog Candidates Neutered at Various Ages
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Saint Francis Service Dogs (SFSD) trains dogs to aid people with multiple sclerosis, brain injury, and many other conditions. Organizations like SFSD must carefully consider when to neuter dogs to give them the best chance at successfully completing ...
Marta Zlotnick +6 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 +2 more
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Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Гжицького. Серія: Сільськогосподарські науки, 2023 In the article the main criteria and indicators in terms of selecting dogs for the service needs of canine units of the security and defense sector of Ukraine are being examined.
S. V. Serkhovets +3 more
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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 +5 more
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An overview of the literature on assistance dogs using text mining and topic analysis
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIt is said that dogs are human's best friend. On occasion, dogs can be raised and trained to provide additional specific benefits to humans suffering from a range of physical or mental conditions, working as assistance dogs.
Emma Bassan +7 more
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How Service Dogs Enhance Veterans ’ Occupational Performance in the Home: A Qualitative Perspective
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018 Background: This qualitative study explored the lives of veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or traumatic brain injury (TBI) and how the partnerships with their service dogs supported improved occupational performance in ...
Terry K. Crowe +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani +7 more
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