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The Role of Service Dog Training in the Treatment of Combat-Related PTSD

2013; Slack Incorporated (United States); Volume: 43; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3928/00485713-20130605-11

1938-2456

Rick A. Yount, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Matthew St. Laurent, Perry Chumley, Meg Daley Olmert,

Infant Health and Development

FeatureThe Role of Service Dog Training in the Treatment of Combat-Related PTSD Rick Yount, MS, LSW, , , MS, LSW Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, , , MD, MPH Matthew St. Laurent, MS, OTR, , , MS, OTR Perry Chumley, DVM, MPH, , and , DVM, MPH Meg Daley Olmert Rick Yount, MS, LSW , Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH , Matthew St. Laurent, MS, OTR , Perry Chumley, DVM, MPH , and Meg Daley Olmert Published OnlineJune 05, 2013https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20130605-11Cited by:2PDFView Full Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMore1.The United States Army Medical Department Journal. Canine-Assisted Therapy in Military Medicine. 2012. Available at: www.cs.amedd.army.mil/FileDownload-public.aspx?docid=73e8d2aa-1a2a-467d-b6e3-e73652da8622. Accessed May 29, 2013. Google Scholar2.Department of Defense. DoD Human Animal Bond Principles and Guidelines. Washington DC: US Dept of the Army. 2003. 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Request Permissions InformationCopyright 2013, SLACK IncorporatedPDF downloadAddress correspondence to: Rick Yount, MS, LSW, Executive Director, Warrior Canine Connection, 23222 Georgia Avenue, Brookville, MD 20833; email: [email protected]org.Rick Yount, MS, LSW, is Executive Director, Warrior Canine Connection, Brookeville, MD. COL (ret) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, is Chief Medical Officer, Department of Mental Health, Washington, DC. LTC Matthew St. Laurent, MS, OTR, is Chief, Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. COL Perry Chumley, DVM, MPH, Diplomate ACVPM, is an Army Veterinarian. Meg Daley Olmert is Director of Research, Warrior Canine Connection, Brookeville MD.Disclosure: The views expressed in the article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views/position of the Department of Defense, US Army, or the US Army Medical Command.