Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation

Background Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms include re-experiencing, avoidance, hyperarousal, and cognitive deficits, reflecting both emotional and cognitive dysregulation. In recent years, non-pharmacological approaches and specifically animal-assisted therapy have been shown to be be...

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Autores principales:	Inon Maoz, Salman Zubedat, Talya Dolev, Shlomit Aga-Mizrachi, Boaz Bloch, Yuval Michaeli, Yuval Eshed, Dan Grinstein, Avi Avital
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Materias:	ptsd dog therapy emotional dysregulation attentional dysregulation animal-assisted therapy Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6de4562cea5844eb9e9789fd4a0b50122021-12-01T14:40:59ZDog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation2000-806610.1080/20008198.2021.1995264https://doaj.org/article/6de4562cea5844eb9e9789fd4a0b50122021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1995264https://doaj.org/toc/2000-8066Background Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms include re-experiencing, avoidance, hyperarousal, and cognitive deficits, reflecting both emotional and cognitive dysregulation. In recent years, non-pharmacological approaches and specifically animal-assisted therapy have been shown to be beneficial for a variety of disorders such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and PTSD. However, little is mentioned in the literature about the reciprocal effects of the animal–human interaction. Objective To evaluate the effects of a one-year dog training programme on PTSD symptomatology in youngsters with PTSD and on dogs’ behaviour. Methods Fifty-three adolescents, previously exposed to interpersonal trauma, were clinically diagnosed with PTSD and assigned to a dog-training programme group (n = 30) and a control group (n = 23) that engaged in other training programmes (e.g. cooking, hairstyling, etc.). Both groups were evaluated at baseline and following 12-months by The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 in Children and Adolescents (CAPS-CA-5) and Beck-Depression Inventory (BDI). Additionally, we physiologically measured both emotional and attention dysregulation. Results Post-12-months training, a significant alleviation of PTSD symptomatology accompanied by lower depression severity was observed in the dog-training group, compared with a insignificant recovery in the control group. Furthermore, improved emotional and attentional regulation was observed in the dog-training group. Measuring the dogs’ behaviour revealed increased anxiety and decreased selective attention performance, which was inversely correlated with the beneficial effects observed in the dog-training programme group. Conclusions Our findings emphasize the role of emotional and attentional regulations on the dog–handler interface, as evidence-based support for the beneficial effects of the dog-training programme, as either a non-pharmacological intervention or as complementary to anti-depressants treatment of PTSD. Though pharmacological treatments increase the patients’ well-being by treating certain PTSD symptoms, our suggested dog-training programme seems to influence the PTSD diagnostic status, thus may be implemented in civilians and veterans with PTSD.Inon MaozSalman ZubedatTalya DolevShlomit Aga-MizrachiBoaz BlochYuval MichaeliYuval EshedDan GrinsteinAvi AvitalTaylor & Francis Grouparticleptsddog therapyemotional dysregulationattentional dysregulationanimal-assisted therapyPsychiatryRC435-571ENEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2021)
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topic	ptsd dog therapy emotional dysregulation attentional dysregulation animal-assisted therapy Psychiatry RC435-571
spellingShingle	ptsd dog therapy emotional dysregulation attentional dysregulation animal-assisted therapy Psychiatry RC435-571 Inon Maoz Salman Zubedat Talya Dolev Shlomit Aga-Mizrachi Boaz Bloch Yuval Michaeli Yuval Eshed Dan Grinstein Avi Avital Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation
description	Background Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms include re-experiencing, avoidance, hyperarousal, and cognitive deficits, reflecting both emotional and cognitive dysregulation. In recent years, non-pharmacological approaches and specifically animal-assisted therapy have been shown to be beneficial for a variety of disorders such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and PTSD. However, little is mentioned in the literature about the reciprocal effects of the animal–human interaction. Objective To evaluate the effects of a one-year dog training programme on PTSD symptomatology in youngsters with PTSD and on dogs’ behaviour. Methods Fifty-three adolescents, previously exposed to interpersonal trauma, were clinically diagnosed with PTSD and assigned to a dog-training programme group (n = 30) and a control group (n = 23) that engaged in other training programmes (e.g. cooking, hairstyling, etc.). Both groups were evaluated at baseline and following 12-months by The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 in Children and Adolescents (CAPS-CA-5) and Beck-Depression Inventory (BDI). Additionally, we physiologically measured both emotional and attention dysregulation. Results Post-12-months training, a significant alleviation of PTSD symptomatology accompanied by lower depression severity was observed in the dog-training group, compared with a insignificant recovery in the control group. Furthermore, improved emotional and attentional regulation was observed in the dog-training group. Measuring the dogs’ behaviour revealed increased anxiety and decreased selective attention performance, which was inversely correlated with the beneficial effects observed in the dog-training programme group. Conclusions Our findings emphasize the role of emotional and attentional regulations on the dog–handler interface, as evidence-based support for the beneficial effects of the dog-training programme, as either a non-pharmacological intervention or as complementary to anti-depressants treatment of PTSD. Though pharmacological treatments increase the patients’ well-being by treating certain PTSD symptoms, our suggested dog-training programme seems to influence the PTSD diagnostic status, thus may be implemented in civilians and veterans with PTSD.
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author	Inon Maoz Salman Zubedat Talya Dolev Shlomit Aga-Mizrachi Boaz Bloch Yuval Michaeli Yuval Eshed Dan Grinstein Avi Avital
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title	Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation
title_short	Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation
title_full	Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation
title_fullStr	Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation
title_full_unstemmed	Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation
title_sort	dog training alleviates ptsd symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation
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Dog training alleviates PTSD symptomatology by emotional and attentional regulation

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