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This article is about an animal assisted therapy group that has helped veterans for quite some time. The group is called Operation Wolfhound. It is now federally funded. The article goes into the logistics of the difference between therapy dogs and service dogs. The article says, ”Medication works 50 percent of the time. Talk therapy, alone, works 30 percent of the time, and dogs work 84.5 percent of the time," said Alicia Miller, Army veteran and cofounder of Operation Wolfhound. "The dogs are proven effective. It's a much better deal for the veteran because they don't have to worry about the side effects of medication." This statement alone proves that many this up and coming therapy really works. A jump, 50 percent from medication to 84.5 percent for working with dogs, is a large success. There are many ways these numbers will help us. It gives insight as to how the brain works with PTSD as well as how effective different therapies are.

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In doing a quick poll of which therapies work the best. As you can see, Music and Animal Assisted Therapy have the top votes. Surprisingly, nature came in third. We can see that less intrusive therapies are more supported than the traditional therapies. 

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A quick video describing how Animal Assisted Therapy works scientifically. 

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This is a really good song about how PTSD affects Soldiers. 

“ Did you listen good when I said, Leave me be? PTSD, get the hell away from me. Cuz you held me down, didn’t even let me sleep, didn’t even let me breathe, didn’t let me live in peace. “

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Pets for Vets promotional video following U.S. Veterans through the heart warming process of getting their Pets for Vets companion dogs.

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Music affects our brains in many ways that the majority of people are not aware of. Here are eight ways that music affects your brain. 

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This is a poll about which therapy you would most want to participate in if you had to. Please take it by May 8th, 2015. 

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Animal-assisted therapy has shown evidenced-based efficacy in patients including war veterans with PTSD, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorders, dissociative disorders, and other chronic mental illnesses.

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This is a graphic about Music Therapy and how it impacts the brain. It is easy to read by being short, but well explained. 

How do music therapists change the brain?

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Animal-assisted therapy improves patients’ mental, physical, social and emotional functioning with the aid of animals. Depending on the needs of the patient, many different animals can be used in therapy, including horses (also called equine-assisted therapy), dogs (also called canine-assisted therapy), dolphins, llamas, rabbits and other animals. Animal-assisted therapy takes place in a variety of settings, including prisons, hospitals, nursing homes, therapeutic boarding schools for teens and mental health facilities. This form of treatment can take place individually or in groups, and is led by a qualified therapist or professional with specialized expertise. Much more than simply spending time with an animal, animal-assisted therapy involves specific therapeutic goals, strategies and outcomes measures. Therapeutic experiences can include walking, brushing, petting and caring for an animal, as well as processing the experience of trying to achieve a given task.

http://www.crchealth.com/types-of-therapy/what-is-animal-assisted-therapy/

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Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. After assessing the strengths and needs of each client, the qualified music therapist provides the indicated treatment including creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music. Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, clients' abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives. Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in many areas such as: overall physical rehabilitation and facilitating movement, increasing people's motivation to become engaged in their treatment, providing emotional support for clients and their families, and providing an outlet for expression of feelings.

Musictherapy.org

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Here we see one of the many ways music helps with PTSD. We see a personal story from one of the veterans and hear from the doctor as to how she has seen the strides these vets have made. 

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How Animal Assisted Therapy helps US War Veterans. 

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Conceal… Don’t feel…

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