Do the benefits of dog ownership on cardiovascular disease and diabetes extend to US military Veterans?
A study finds that dog ownership reduces the risk of cardiometabolic disease among US military veterans.
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A study finds that dog ownership reduces the risk of cardiometabolic disease among US military veterans.
Evidence shows it does not treat PTSD in the long-term, and may worsen symptoms
Distress levels among veterans were greater at 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic, but decreased at 2 years to pre-pandemic levels, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
Yale researchers and collaborators surveyed 3,078 U.S. veterans in both 2019 and 2020 and found a marked decrease in suicidal ideation for most of the group.
Many public health experts feared the COVID-19 pandemic would cause an increase in suicidal behavior among U.S. military veterans, a group that already has high rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder and which experienced a 30% surge in suicides between 2010 and 2018.