Training service dogs for fellow veterans may be rehabilitative for those with PTSD.
Erika Friedmann, PhD, associate dean for research, University of Maryland School of Nursing, has been awarded nearly half a million dollars by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the research project Evaluating the Efficacy of a Service Dog Training Program for Military Veterans with PTSD.
The Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant that Friedmann was awarded with co-principal investigator Cheryl Krause-Parello, PhD, will provide $438,787 in funding over two years.