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I looked into this awhile ago because my mom has anxiety and I thought about making Veronica her service dog. Unfortunately reactive, occasionally hot-headed dogs are not service dog material.

However these links I came across may be of interest:

http://www.iaadp.org/psd_tasks.html

It seems that in order to qualify as a service dog under the ADA providing companionship in and of itself is not enough; the dog must be trained to do a particular task that assists the disabled person to function. This site (link above) breaks down several tasks that could benefit someone with a psychiatric disability.

Also possibly of interest:

http://www.psychdog.org/faq.html

http://www.servicedogsamerica.org/faq.html

disability/service dog laws by state
http://sdog.danawheels.net/laws/statelaws.shtml