Retired Ranger Shut Everyone Out and Refused to Let Go of His Dog

it ended. “Pax? Yes. I understand the attachment. But what we’re seeing is a patient using the animal as a buffer. He can’t begin to engage therapeutically if he hasn’t spoken to anyone in four days,” Brecht said.
“Not to you, not to social work, not to me. What makes us think separating him from the one thing he trusts is going to make him start talking?continue reading …