To the Editor: The review by Shalev et al. (June 22 issue)1 highlights the need for new effective treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One treatment that Shalev et al. did not describe is animal-assisted therapy. Since my first proposal and description of a case involving such therapy,2 it has come into widespread use for PTSD.3 Hundreds of organizations and chapters are now providing therapy animals for patients. More formal study is needed.4 A randomized, controlled trial of animal-assisted therapy for PTSD is currently under way (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02039843). Not just dogs but horses and parrots are being used to . . .

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创伤后应激障碍

致编辑：Shalev等人的评论。（6月22日发行）1强调了对创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的新有效治疗方法的需求。Shalev等人的一种治疗方法。没有描述是动物辅助疗法。自从我对涉及这种治疗的病例的第一个建议和描述以来，它已被广泛用于PTSD。3数百个组织和章节正在为患者提供治疗动物。需要进行更正式的研究。4目前正在进行针对PTSD的动物辅助治疗的随机对照试验（ClinicalTrials.gov编号，NCT02039843）。不仅狗，而且马和鹦鹉也习惯了。。。