How Silicon Valley is dealing with mental illness

Re:How Silicon Valley is dealing with mental illness by Spiritus on Thursday February 11, 2016 @02:14AM (#11078683)

What's the difference between a therapy dog and a regular dog?

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Re:How Silicon Valley is dealing with mental illness by jacalata on Thursday February 11, 2016 @02:27AM (#11078729)

I'm not terribly familiar with them, but in general a therapy dog should have been trained in some way to ameliorate a specific condition - eg, to notice that the owner is approaching a panic attack and alert them with a specific series of barks, or to maintain a touch contact that helps the owner cope with anxiety, etc.

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Re:How Silicon Valley is dealing with mental illness by phaus on Thursday February 11, 2016 @08:50AM (#11080065)

10K+ worth of training. Some people with PTSD claim that having one is life changing.

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