Monday, July 14, 2014

Service Dogs For PTSD

Dealing with PTSD on a daily basis can be debilitating, and it helps to have multiple alternatives for treatment. Turning to a trusted counselor can only help further your progress, but recent studies have shown that service dogs can also help a great deal. PTSD affects about 30% of the country's war veterans. Read more about this below...

Rich Brewer served in the marines in the 1980's stationed at embassies all over the world, including war torn Lebanon. But serving his country didn't come without a price. After returning home he suffered nightmares, flashbacks and considered suicide to deal with the panic attacks. It took almost 20 years before he was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

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