ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2023
PTSD service dogs foster resilience among veterans and military families.
Article in Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Animal-assisted interventions for military families: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Assistance dogs for military veterans with PTSD: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-synthesis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Psychiatric service dog placements are associated with better daily psychosocial functioning for military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Trial
- The cortisol awakening response in a 3 month clinical trial of service dogs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- 'It's not just changed my dad's life, it changed ours too': Adult children's perspectives of PTSD assistance dogs.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Article
- Sleep-wake dynamics in veteran-service dog dyads: an exploration of overnight concordance.Sleep · 2025Article
- PTSD assistance dogs: concerns for animal well-being, rights, and justice.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- An exploratory investigation of psychosocial effects of service dogs on veterans' families from the perspective of family members.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Service Dogs for Veterans and Military Members With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- The influence of service dog partnerships on perceived and objective sleep quality for military veterans with PTSD.Frontiers in sleep · 2024Article
- A Preliminary Analysis of Psychiatric Service Dog Placements and Sleep Patterns of Partners of Veterans With PTSD.Anthrozoos · 2024Article
- Service dogs for autistic children and family system functioning: a constant comparative analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Quantifying the emotional experiences of partners of veterans with PTSD service dogs using ecological momentary assessment.Complementary therapies in clinical practice · 2022Article
- Posttraumatic stress disorder service dogs and the wellbeing of veteran families.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Article
- Human-Animal Interaction and Perinatal Mental Health: A Narrative Review of Selected Literature and Call for Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Military deployment and reintegration challenges permeate the lives and relationships of Veterans, their spouses, and their families. Among these challenges, 23% of post-9/11 Veterans have been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Psychiatric service dogs have been found to help clinically alleviate PTSD symptoms when used as a complementary intervention. However, minimal research exists that explores the role of the service dog as a mechanism for cultivating resilience within the military family system. Researchers utilized a qualitative, constant comparative approach to analyze self-reported experiences of 101 individuals, including Veterans (
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