Can a Posttraumatic Stress Disorder be caused by a Traumatic Injury to a Companion Pet?

Watters, Nadine; Ruff, Ronald M.

doi:10.4172/2167-1222.1000117

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“…pulmonary thrombo-embolism in cats). In any case, as with sudden unexpected human bereavement, such loss of an AC can compound an owner's grief and, in some cases, has resulted in confirmed post-traumatic stress disorder (McCutcheon & Fleming, 2001;Chur-Hansen 2010;Watters, Ruff & Weyer Jamora, 2013). Other effects of AC bereavement on owners' health are outlined next.…”

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Grief for animal companions and an approach to supporting their bereaved owners

Hewson¹

2014

Bereavement Care

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Bereavement as a result of pet or animal companion loss is a common experience but despite the evident bond between humans and their animal companions there is relatively little provision for bereaved owners. This article presents an overview of grief for animal companions and current approaches to bereavement support for bereaved owners. It presents a new resource developed by the author that helps vets introduce the topic with their bereaved clients and signpost them to further sources of information and support.

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Grief for animal companions and an approach to supporting their bereaved owners

Hewson¹

2014

Bereavement Care

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“…It seems likely that similar numbers of people are newly mourning an animal companion as are newly mourning a close human companion – some two million a year in each case (Hewson, submitted). As with human bereavement (Stroebe, Schut & Stroebe ; SECOB ), there are probably socio‐economic costs arising from pet bereavement because some owners take time off work (Burne‐Jones ) or suffer health consequences (Peacock, Chur‐Hansen & Winefield ; Watters, Ruff & Weyer Jamora ).…”

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Grief for pets – Part 1: Overview and some false assumptions

Hewson¹

2014

Veterinary Nursing Journal

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Dealing with clients' distress, especially at euthanasia, is a significant stressor for many veterinary nurses. However, few have had formal training in how pet loss affects clients, and how best to communicate with grieving clients. Moreover, many veterinary practices do not take a comprehensive approach to client care during animals' end‐of‐life phase. This article provides an overview of grief for pets and critiques some popular assumptions. A second article will outline practical ways to support clients.

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Can a Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Be Caused by a Traumatic Injury to a Companion Pet?

Watters¹,

Ruff²,

Jamora³

2013

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This case study explores whether an individual can sustain Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) subsequent to witnessing serious injury to his companion pet. While walking his dog, a 62 year old man was struck by a car. While lying on the road, he was emotionally traumatized by the serious injury to his companion pet dog. Later, he experienced significant flashbacks of his dog being injured, hypervigilance, avoidance of the injury site and leaving his house, and fear that his dog would be reinjured among other symptoms. The case study is analyzed relative to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4 th edition (DSM-IV-TR) diagnostic criteria for PTSD. Currently the DSM-IV-TR limits the PTSD diagnostic Criteria A to people only, using a specific requirement that the traumatic injury take place to a "self" or "others" (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). This case study suggests an expansion of the PTSD's Criteria A to include additional stressor events, such as traumatic injury or death of a companion pet.

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Can a Posttraumatic Stress Disorder be caused by a Traumatic Injury to a Companion Pet?

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Grief for animal companions and an approach to supporting their bereaved owners

Grief for animal companions and an approach to supporting their bereaved owners

Grief for pets – Part 1: Overview and some false assumptions

Can a Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Be Caused by a Traumatic Injury to a Companion Pet?

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