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The Psychiatric Service Dog Society offers an online learning environment and support network for persons disabled by severe mental illness who wish to partner with a Psychiatric Service Dog, or whom are already partnered with such a dog. These special dogs provide each handler an efficacious and therapeutic focus that restores their ability to function on a daily basis. For some handlers, functional impairments are overcome when their Service Dog performs disability-related tasks. For others, ‘Dog Medicine’ derives from the therapeutic bond, non-verbal communications, and 24/7 togetherness they experience with their Service Dog. Regardless of the therapeutic mechanisms utilized, the end result for people with severe mental illness is restoration of function. This is what Psychiatric Service Dogs are all about.
- 6th Annual Gathering of PSD Handlers
August 6-11 at Camp Colorado about 40 miles SW of Denver, CO.
- 5th Annual PSD Handlers' Gathering
July 24-26, 2009 at the Clos Pepe Vineyards, Lompoc, CA
- 4th Annual PSD Handlers' Gathering
Held in Arlington, VA, October 4th, 2008
- 2008 Voice Awards
Held in Hollywood, CA, May 28th, 2008
- Campaign TALK BACK!
- Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD) Awareness Quilt
- 3rd Annual PSD Handlers' Gathering
Held in Arlington, VA, September 15, 2007
- 2nd Annual PSD Handlers' Gathering
Our 2nd Annual PSD Handler Gathering was held in Arlington, VA, October 14, 2006
- Eli Lilly Honors PSDS Founder Joan Esnayra, Ph.D.
May 2006 ceremony in Toronto coincides with Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association
- Join our Listserv
Listservs are free online discussion groups
- PSD Team Photos
A few of our listserv members share photos of their canine partners
- 1st Annual PSD Handlers' Gathering
Our 1st Annual PSD Handler Gathering was held in Arlington, VA, July 2005
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