Dogs support police officers with PTSD
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Thousands of police officers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of traumatic i
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Thousands of police officers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of traumatic incidents in the course of their work. Dogs (both assistance dogs and companion dogs) can offer relief to police officers with PTSD.
That is the finding of doctoral research by neurobiologist Charlotte Witjes-Roelofs, who will defend her thesis at Radboud University on Oct. 1, 2026.
First reported by Medical Xpress.
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