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Benefit of Service Dogs to Veterans with PTSD: Trained Tasks

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Benefits of Service Dogs to Veterans with PTSD: Waking Up From Nightmares

PTSD service dogs are also trained to recognize the physical signs of when their veteran is having a nightmare and to wake them up. This ability specifically helps with the PTSD symptoms of intrusive memories, nightmares, and sleep disturbances. One study examining the effectiveness of service dogs on veterans' PTSD found that 57% of the participants reported that this was beneficial.

Updated 2023-09-17

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Defining the PTSD service dog intervention: Perceived importance, usage, and symptom specificity of psychiatric service dogs for military veterans

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