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Pets, like the dog pictured here, can reduce patient anxiety. Air Force Capt. Kelly Lonergan, from SAMMC’s Inpatient Mental Health Unit, presented findings from her project on the “Use of Pet Therapy in an Inpatient Behavioral Health Setting.” Lonergan’s project was geared to reducing patient anxiety through the use of pet therapy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Cupp)

Pets, like the dog pictured here, can reduce patient anxiety. Air Force Capt. Kelly Lonergan, from SAMMC’s Inpatient Mental Health Unit, presented findings from her project on the “Use of Pet Therapy in an Inpatient Behavioral Health Setting.” Lonergan’s project was geared to reducing patient anxiety through the use of pet therapy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Cupp)

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