Animal Assisted Therapy and Trauma Survivors
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2019
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Acta Scientific Neurology
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Animal therapy is making strides in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). For years, animals have been used
with great benefit in the treatment of the aged and the terminally ill. Now Animal Assisted Therapy is benefitting sufferers of PTSD.
The results of Animal Assisted Therapy in the treatment of PTSD patients have seen significant results. In one study of the effect of
dogs with patients, psychologists noted an 82% reduction in symptoms. One particular case noted that interacting with the dog for
as little as one week, enabled a patient to decrease the amount of anxiety and sleep medications by half.
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animal-assisted therapy, PTSD, trauma, research
Citation
Mims, D., & Waddell, R. (2019). Animal Assisted Therapy and Trauma Survivors. Acta Scientific Neurology, 2(3).