Army Studies Use Of Dogs for PTSD

From Military.com:

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- Two U.S. researchers say dogs appear to be helpful to Soldiers and former Soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Craig Love, a research psychologist, and Joan Esnayra, founder of the Psychiatric Service Dog Society, discussed their work Thursday during a conference on military health research in Kansas City, The Kansas City Star reported. They are about to begin a $300,000 study, funded by the Defense Department, at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington.

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