Experiences with service dogs among patients and staff within an inpatient mental health treatment facility: a qualitative study
Significant gaps exist between service dog policy and practice. Recommendations include the establishment of specific rights protecting the well-being of service dogs, guidelines for inpatient mental health facilities, and a national service dog standard.
Authors
- Heather Millman
- James Gillett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4998-4090)
- Shannon Remers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7565-1743)
- Margaret C. McKinnon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8315-7657)
- Renee N. Shantz
- Emily Rossi
- Jean Costello
Institutions
- Health Outcomes Solutions (United States) (US)
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Homewood Research Institute (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2026.2628315
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00