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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"service dogs"”.
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Illini service dogs- changing perceptions
… Urbana-Champaign who are members of the Illini Service Dog Program. The purpose of the study was to determine if participation in the Illini Service Dog Program affected perceptions of participant’s related to disability culture. The four main focuses of this study were disability, awareness, …
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Service Dogs for Wounded Warriors with PTSD: Examining the Couple Relational Experience
At least one-quarter of service members who have returned from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan meet the criteria for a mental health diagnosis, of which Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most common. Social support provided by close relationships has been shown to be a buffer against PTSD …
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The effect of psychiatric service dogs for PTSD symptom amelioration in military veterans
… training program and use of psychiatric service dogs (PSDs) for PTSD and associated symptom amelioration. The sample included two separate cohorts of military veterans (n = 7 and n = 5) with prior diagnoses of PTSD. Participants completed a battery of self-report measures assessing PTSD …
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Companions in Combat: The Impact of Service Animals in Veterans with PTSD A Systematic Review [paper]
This systematic review examines the impact of service animals on veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. The review synthesizes current literature to evaluate the value of service dogs in symptom reduction and facilitating reintegration into society utilizing databases, quality …
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Dogs as Healers: Explorations of How Dogs Promote Healing and Their Role as Healers
Dogs have been present in our lives for thousands of years. As our relationship with them has taken many forms and shifted over that time, one thing has remained: dogs have been a part of human healing in various ways. From being symbolic ancient healing deities to the therapy dogs and service dogs …
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“I Do Have a Softer Side”: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Prisoner-Dog Relationship in the Canine Partners for Life Training Program
… between incarcerated dog handlers and the service dogs they trained. Six men at a large northeastern prison were interviewed during the summer of 2017; all were current or former dog trainers in the <em>Canine Partners for Life</em> (CPL) training program. The men were serving prison …
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The inertial properties of the German Shepherd
The police service dog has a long history stretching as far back as the 1400’s. One ofthe most popular dog breeds deployed by both the police and military has been theGerman Shepherd yet little is known about the morphology or body segmentparameters of this breed. Knowledge of these measures is …