" said Dr. Farzan Sasangohar, assistant professor and principal investigator of the project. "Through interactions with hundreds of veterans diagnosed with PTSD, we realized the need to also investigate the context in which these tools are used...
Robert Soliz, a 31-year-old former Army Specialist, participates in Paws for Purple Hearts, one of four experimental programs nationwide that pair veterans afflicted by PTSD with Labrador and golden retrievers. Going to the movies was the worst: the crowds, the dark, the whispering. “I would...
"A common thing I hear from veterans with service dogs is, 'I can actually leave my house now,'" O'Haire said. "It's not uncommon to hear how these dogs are changing their lives, but there is finally data that is starting to show that change can be real. I think it will continue...
Art Therapy Helping Veterans Alternatively, it is not always the intensity of the fighting that gets under a one’s skin. Just the sight of another member of one’s unit having a bad encounter with a roadside bomb is all it takes to shake a person up. The thought quickly crosses the mi...
About a 100 veterans and their service dogs are being studied by researchers at Purdue University of Indiana. As part of the unprecedented study, Cruz collected his saliva three times a day for three straight days this month to test his stress hormones. ...
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