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Therapy dogs help students cope with the stress of college life

  • Written by Christine Kivlen, Assistant Professor (Clinical) of Occupational Therapy, Wayne State University
Therapy dogs help students cope with the stress of college lifeTherapy dogs are an effective way to reduce stress among college students.Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images

At a private college in the Northeast, a first-year student said it was the highlight of her day whenever she would lie on the floor of her adviser’s office and cuddle with a therapy dog, a...

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