Assessing Affective States in Animals
MICHAEL MENDL AND ELIZABETH S. PAUL Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 23.1 Introduction: Mental Health, Well-being and Emotional States What is it to be mentally healthy and…
Mental Health Issues in Farm Animals: A Music Mixing Board Model of Behavioral Characteristics Using the Panksepp Emotional System
TEMPLE GRANDIN Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA 16.1 Introduction At the time of my contribution to the first edition of this book in 2005…
Treatment of Emotional Distress and Disorders – Pharmacologic Methods
SHARON CROWELL-DAVIS Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA 25.1 Why Use Medications? All of the emotions are a consequence…
Mental Health Issues in the Horse
DANIEL S. MILLS, CLAIRE RICCI-BONOT, AND SOPHIE S. HALL Animal Behaviour Cognition and Welfare Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK 17.1 Introduction Equids fit a unique…
The Mental Health and Well-being Benefits of Personal Control in Animals
FRANKLIN D. MCMILLAN Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah, USA The value of perceived control in the lives of humans and nonhuman animals (hereafter animal) has been the subject of…
The Problems with Well-being Terminology
FRANKLIN D. MCMILLAN AND JAMES W. YEATES Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, Utah, USA; Cats Protection, Haywards Heath, UK 2.1 Introduction Suppose you were given the task of looking at one…
Fostering Mental and Behavioral Wellness During Upbringing and Throughout Life
DANIEL Q. ESTEP AND SUZANNE HETTS Animal Behavior Associates, Sun City, Arizona, USA Historically, concern for the welfare of animals has focused on the relief of suffering through the prevention…
The Mental Health of Laboratory Animals
CARINE ELKHORAIBI, AMY ROBINSON-JUNKER, GINA ALVINO, AND LARRY CARBONE Institutional Animal Care and Use Program, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA; Laboratory Animal Resource Center, University of California, San…
