Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine have taken a step toward better understanding the relationship between veterans and service dogs. They believe this could lead to life-changing improvements in health care for veterans.
In a new study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, researchers found that veterans who worked with service dogs experienced significantly lower self-reported and clinician-rated PTSD symptom severity, lower anxiety and depression, a significantly higher quality of life and fewer feelings of isolation.
Source: University of Arizona News, June 4, 2024. Link.
We are already seeing significant changes in nearly every area we measured after just three months of service dog partnership . . . veterans in the service dog group are having a better quality of life and lower severity of their symptoms.” – Sarah Leighton
Photo credit: Military Times, March 16, 2018