The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a new program that aims to make service dogs more available to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The newly-signed Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act is the result of … [Read more...] about New law makes it easier for veterans to adopt service dogs
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Veterans and wild mustangs find mutual healing in upstate New York
In the village of Honeoye Falls, New York, an unusual partnership is taking root. 200 acres in the town is home to nonprofit EquiCenter, an equine therapy center focused on supporting veterans with PTSD and rehabilitating wild mustangs with a mutually beneficial training … [Read more...] about Veterans and wild mustangs find mutual healing in upstate New York
Study: MDMA-assisted therapy is an effective treatment for PTSD
We at The Optimist Daily have written before about how psychedelic-assisted therapy can offer mental health relief and even help save the environment. Now, the journal Nature has published data from the phase-III clinical trial results on MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, and the … [Read more...] about Study: MDMA-assisted therapy is an effective treatment for PTSD
This app helps people with nightmare disorder sleep through the night
Nightmare disorder is exactly what it sounds like: a condition in which people regularly experience nightmares when they sleep, which affects both their sleep and their ability to wake up. People who experience nightmare disorder may be afraid to go to sleep at all. In order to … [Read more...] about This app helps people with nightmare disorder sleep through the night
What architects can do to ease the PTSD of veterans
For veterans with PTSD, the realities of war are no longer at their doorstep, but the lasting impact of war’s trauma impacts life on a daily basis. So researchers are looking for ways to make architecture more accommodating for veterans with PTSD. Especially these days, we’re … [Read more...] about What architects can do to ease the PTSD of veterans