Showing posts with label companion animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label companion animals. Show all posts
Friday, December 4, 2009
Dogs help soldiers make gains against PTSD
The Columbia County News-Times has a great story about how dogs are being used by one therapist to "break the ice" and "build bonds of trust."
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animals,
companion animals,
dogs,
post-traumatic stress disorder,
ptsd,
therapy
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dogs to help treat PTSD?
The U.S. military is reportedly investing millions of dollars to see how dogs can be used to help "soothe the volatile emotions of a soldier haunted by post-traumatic stress disorder," according to a report from the Chicago Tribune.
Labels:
companion animals,
dogs,
experimental treatment,
post-traumatic stress disorder,
ptsd,
treatment
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