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2. 'A life companion': These service dogs are helping veterans ...

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   K9s for Warriors, an organization that has rescued over 1,500 dogs from shelters and trained them as service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, matched Romero with ...

3. Service dogs for veterans help ease PTSD, according to ... - AOL

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   They found that veterans with dogs – who were provided by the non-profit K9s for Warriors — reported lower severity of PTSD symptoms, anxiety, and depression, and higher psychosocial ...

4. 4-legged lifesavers: Service dogs are working wonders for ...

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   Anthony Certa received his service dog, Mando, through the nonprofit K9s for Warriors. A new study points to the positive effect of service dogs for veterans such as Certa who struggle with PTSD ...

5. Veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder in the ...

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   Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop following exposure to an extremely threatening or horrific event.It is characterized by several of the following signs or symptoms: unwanted re-experiencing of the traumatic event—such as vivid, intense, and emotion-laden intrusive memories—dissociative flashback episodes, or nightmares; active avoidance of thoughts, memories, or reminders ...

6. Psychiatric assistance dog - Wikipedia

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   A psychiatric assistance dog or psychiatric service dog is a sub-category of assistance dog trained to assist their handler with a psychiatric disability or a mental disability, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. [1] [2]

7. Purple Heart Foundation - Wikipedia

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   The organization was established in 1957 as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation" and is governed by an 11-member board of directors. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The foundation's programs focus on providing grants and outreach services to wounded veterans and their families, and the foundation has granted or otherwise contributed over ...

8. Service animal - Wikipedia

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   A service animal is an animal that has been trained to assist a disabled person. The animal needs to be individually trained to do tasks that directly relate to the handler's disability, which goes beyond the ordinary training that a pet receives [3] [4] and the non-individualized training that a therapy dog receives.

9. VA clinic turns away Veteran because of service dog - AOL

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   A U.S. Army veteran from the Houston area says his dog, Jack, got him turned away from his local VA clinic. "A guard stopped me in the hallway and said, 'You can't come in here with that dog ...