A psychiatric service dog is a specific type of service dog trained to assist their handler with a psychiatric disability. Although assistance dogs classically help with physical disabilities, there are a wide range of psychiatric issues that an assistance dog may be able to help with as well.
Often, people with depression build a support network of family, friends and their doctor as part of their first steps towards recovery. Their support team can be expaned to include an unexpected, but important companion - their dog.
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Even though many types of service animals been around, people still do not realize the various different tasks in which benefits people with invisible disabilities. We still have a long way to go with educating the general public. And still some just will not get it.
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