In the article by Working Service Dog Blog , it talks about Psychiatric Service dogs which help people with Psychiatric disorders. These dogs can help with PTSD, Anxiety disorders, and even Depression. They perform many different tasks to help the handler and to alleviate their psychiatric symptoms. Some of these tasks include:
Retrieving Medication
These types of assistance dogs can bring their medications to their owners when they can't get it themselves because of the crippling effects a panic attack can have on someone. The dog will bring the medication and can also get you something to drink, for example, a bottle of water to make it go down easier. They can also get the phone for you so you can call for help incase of an emergency.
Looking for Help
If the person is having psychiatric symptoms such as a panic attack that makes the owner not be able to get help from someone else, the psychiatric dog can get help for their owners by alerting a family member, friend or co-worker.
Waking Up Handler
Some medications can make the owner become a heavy sleeper. So if a fire alarm goes off in their home, The Psychiatric dog would nudge and gently tug on the owner to wake them up.
Assisting with PTSD and Anxiety
People with Anxiety disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder sometimes need assistance on feeling safe, even in their own home. Psychiatric Service Dogs can turn on lights and search the room before the owner enters to see if theirs anything suspicious. Once the coast is clear and the dog is done searching, it will go back to its owner and reassure him or her everything is fine.
http://blog.workingservicedog.com/2015/08/psychiatric-service-dog.html
Retrieving Medication
These types of assistance dogs can bring their medications to their owners when they can't get it themselves because of the crippling effects a panic attack can have on someone. The dog will bring the medication and can also get you something to drink, for example, a bottle of water to make it go down easier. They can also get the phone for you so you can call for help incase of an emergency.
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If the person is having psychiatric symptoms such as a panic attack that makes the owner not be able to get help from someone else, the psychiatric dog can get help for their owners by alerting a family member, friend or co-worker.
Waking Up Handler
Some medications can make the owner become a heavy sleeper. So if a fire alarm goes off in their home, The Psychiatric dog would nudge and gently tug on the owner to wake them up.
Assisting with PTSD and Anxiety
People with Anxiety disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder sometimes need assistance on feeling safe, even in their own home. Psychiatric Service Dogs can turn on lights and search the room before the owner enters to see if theirs anything suspicious. Once the coast is clear and the dog is done searching, it will go back to its owner and reassure him or her everything is fine.
http://blog.workingservicedog.com/2015/08/psychiatric-service-dog.html
