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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental condition that can occur after experiencing a traumatic event, such as military combat, and aff ects 23% of post-9/11 veterans. One emerging complementary treatment option for this population is PTSD service dogs, which have been shown to reduce PTSD symptoms and improve the psychosocial wellbeing of veterans. However, it is unknown how PTSD service dogs are helping symptoms and what PTSD symptoms may be helped the most by their assistance. The objective of this research was to determine which PTSD symptoms are helped the most by service dogs and which tasks were the most eff ective at helping treat PTSD symptoms. A total of 121 post-9/11 military veterans with PTSD, recruited through K9s For Warriors, participated in a 10to 15-minute-long online survey. Results found that the PTSD symptom helped the most by service dogs was being “super alert” or always feeling on guard. As PTSD service dogs are trained to instill a sense of safety and calmness in the veteran, it is logical that hypervigilance symptoms may be helped the most. In addition, veterans reported that the most helpful trained task that PTSD service dogs performed was calming/comforting anxiety, helping an average of 11.78 out of 20 PTSD symptoms. This study is important because the United States Department of Veterans Aff airs (VA) will not fund service dogs as a treatment for PTSD because there are limited evidence-based studies demonstrating their eff ect. Research like this is critical for veterans that could benefi t from this alternative treatment.

Psychiatric Service Dogs: Use and Value for Military Veterans With PTSD