ArticleMilitary psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association2022
Effects of training service dogs on service members with PTSD: A pilot-feasibility randomized study with mixed methods.
Article in Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- An Exploratory Assessment of Service Dog Training for the Treatment of Military Members with Posttraumatic Stress: A Pre-post Interventional Trial.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Article
- Service Dog Training Interventions for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress: Examining Gender-Based Differences in Psychosocial Outcomes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
This pilot-feasibility randomized control trial examined effects of an adjunctive short-term service dog training program (SDTP) for service members in out-patient treatment for PTSD. Twenty-nine volunteer participants were randomly assigned to either the SDTP (n = 12) or waitlist (n = 17); 20 participants were available for post-treatment evaluation. SDTP protocol consisted of six structured one-hour sessions with a dog-trainer conducted over two weeks, intended to train a service dog to help a fellow Veteran. SMs completed symptom questionnaires (PTSD, insomnia, stress, depression, anxiety), and the SDTP group completed a post-intervention quantitative interview. Most effect sizes demonstrated moderate symptom reductions, both between-groups and within the SDTP group. Between-group effects were strongest for intrusive thoughts (Hedge's
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