Behavioral disorders in veterinary practice: Relevance to psychiatry

Debates about the advantages and limitations of animal models for psychiatric research do not usually involve behavioral disorders seen in veterinary practice. Nevertheless, naturally occurring behavioral symptoms in domestic animals may comprise important models or provide a valuable perspective fo...

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Published inComprehensive psychiatry Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 275 - 285
Main Authors Stein, Dan J., Dodman, Nicholas H., Borchelt, Peter, Hollander, Eric
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.07.1994
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aggression - psychology
Animals
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Anxiety, Separation - psychology
Behavior, Animal
Biological and medical sciences
Disease Models, Animal
Enuresis - psychology
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Humans
Hyperkinesis - psychology
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Mood Disorders - psychology
Personality Disorders - psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological - psychology
Sleep Wake Disorders - psychology
Stereotyped Behavior
Animal model
Animal
Domestic animal
Mental disorder
Review
Stereotypy
Aggressiveness
Behavioral disorder
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Summary:Debates about the advantages and limitations of animal models for psychiatric research do not usually involve behavioral disorders seen in veterinary practice. Nevertheless, naturally occurring behavioral symptoms in domestic animals may comprise important models or provide a valuable perspective for human psychiatric disorders. We review the promising but preliminary research in this area.
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ISSN:0010-440X
1532-8384
DOI:10.1016/0010-440X(94)90019-1