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Veteran Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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Works Cited:

National Center for PTSD. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.   

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Mayo Clinic.  

PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Cleveland Clinic.   

National Center for PTSD. How Common is PTSD in Veterans? U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.   

United States Census Bureau. October 2023. 

The State of Veteran Suicide. Mission Roll Call. March 25, 2024.   

Walker, Shannon. PTSD and Service Dogs: Beneath the Surface. TEDxMtHood.  

National Institute of Mental Health. Traumatic Events and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 

National Center for PTSD. Effects of PTSD. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.  

Fowler, Chantelle. 10 Types of Service Dogs & What They Do. Dogster. March 24, 2025. 

American Psychiatric Association. Service Dogs Can Be Invaluable in Helping People with PTSD. August 16, 2022.   

Sherman, Melissa, et. al. Effectiveness of Operation K9 Assistance Dogs on Suicidality in Veterans with PTSD: A 12-Month Mixed-Methods Follow-Up Study. National Library of Medicine. February 17, 2023.   

Ramirez, Jeremy. (2024). Johns Hopkins Research: Service Dog Assistance for Military Veterans with PTSD [Lecture]. National Service Dog Conference. St. Charles, MO, USA. 

Leighton, S. C., Rodriguez, K. E., Jensen, C. L., MacLean, E. L., Davis, L. W., Ashbeck, E. L., Bedrick, E. J., O’Haire, M. E. Service Dogs for Veterans and Military Members with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: a nonrandomized controlled trial. JAMA Network Open.  

Got Your Six Support Dogs. SPRINT PTSD Survey Results 

Jolie, Elise. The Failure of Medical Insurance to Cover Psychiatric Service Dogs. Digital Commons. 2022.   

TotalVet. Service Dog Statistics. May 18, 2024.   

Assistance Dogs International. Placements for Assistance Dogs in North America. 2018.