Discover how psychiatric service dogs assist with various mental health disabilities including depression, anxiety, PTSD and autism. Learn about tasks and training for different health needs.
According to Mental Health America, a psychiatric service dog (PSD) is a trained service animal that assists people diagnosed with a mental illness. There’s no...
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition that can develop in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. According to...
You may be aware that emotional support animals help people with depression. But can someone diagnosed with depression also be eligible for a service dog?...
You may be aware that emotional support animals help people with depression. But can someone diagnosed with depression also be eligible for a service dog? The answer is yes. Depression can be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Depression can [...]
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental health condition that can develop in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. According to the National Center for PTSD, about 7–8% of the US population will experience PTSD at some point in their lives.  [...]
According to Mental Health America, a psychiatric service dog (PSD) is a trained service animal that assists people diagnosed with a mental illness. There’s no specific mental illness that qualifies a person for a psychiatric service dog; what’s more important is whether someone [...]