Specially trainedservice dogshelped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans ina small studythat the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides talk therapy and medications to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and ...
The clinician raters were blinded to the study topic (service dogs), design, timing (baseline or follow-up), and condition allocation (intervention or control). The CAPS-5 raters were clinical psychology doctoral students trained by an experienced US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinician ...
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More than one-third of the government watchdog's priority open recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs have to do with improving oversight and management of the new electronic health record system. ByEdward Graham June 10, 2024 ...
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Those in the service dog group had a greater reduction in PTSD symptoms and better anti-depressant adherence, improvements that should be explored further.Joan T. RichersonU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Tennessee Valley Health Care SystemTodd H. Wagner...
I’m unsure how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for supporting veterans, doesn’t support the proven value of service dogs (even pet dogs) for our veterans, especially those diagnosed with PTSD. And the U.S. government offers nearly zero support for dogs who ...
“This is a solution that works, and not enough people know about it,” said Chris Phillips, a Marine veteran who works for PNC as a military affairs liaison and leads efforts to support Guardian Angels’ execution of the Mutt Strut events. “You never realize whose lives...
A new third-party cost estimate of the Veterans Affairs health record rollout prepared for Congress suggests that the total cost of the program could exceed $50 billion. By Adam Mazmanian July 20, 2022 Routing gap in VA health software led to patient harm, watchdog says An oversight report...