Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Service dogs may confer benefits as a complementary or integrative treatment option among military members and veterans with PTSD. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study suggests that dogs provide a significant calming and therapeutic effect on children with ADHD.
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Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study suggests that incorporating a facility dog into palliative care may reduce stress in hospitalized veterans. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Early life exposure to household pet dogs may lessen the risk of developing schizophrenia. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study explores the health benefits of employing animal visitation programs to reduce college student stress, anxiety and depression and concludes that human animal interactions reduce stress as shown by a significant reduction in the salivary cortisol levels of study participants. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Ten weeks of a therapeutic horse riding group intervention significantly increased social interaction skills with horses which crossed over to positive changes in participants’ interactions with their family pets.
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