03781nam 22006374a 450 99619913690331620230617005326.01-281-45016-297866114501680-470-38494-80-470-38472-7(CKB)1000000000535829(EBL)353495(OCoLC)244007252(SSID)ssj0000201307(PQKBManifestationID)11172729(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000201307(PQKBWorkID)10232435(PQKB)10296201(MiAaPQ)EBC353495(EXLCZ)99100000000053582920040607d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMental health and well-being in animals[electronic resource] /edited by Franklin D. McMillan1st ed.Ames, Iowa Blackwell Pub.20051 online resource (321 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8138-0489-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Foreword; Part I Foundations of Animal Mental Health and Well-Being; 1. On Understanding Animal Mentation; 2. The Question of Animal Emotions: An Ethological Perspective; 3. The Experience of Pleasure in Animals; 4. The Science of Suffering; 5. Affective-Social Neuroscience Approaches to Understanding Core Emotional Feelings in Animals; Part II Emotional Distress, Suffering, and Mental Illness; 6. Animal Boredom: Understanding the Tedium of Confined Lives7. Stress, Distress, and Emotion: Distinctions and lmplications for Mental Well-Being8. Interrelationships Between Mental and Physical Health: The Mind-Body Connection; 9. Mental Illness in Animals-The Need for Precision in Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria; 10. Treatment of Emotional Distress and Disorders-Non-Phmacologic Methods; 11. Treatment of Emotional Distress and Disorders-Phmacologic Methods; 12. Emotional Maltreatment in Animals; Part III Mental Wellness; 13. The Concept of Quality of Life in Animals; 14. Giving Power to Animals; 15. Psychological Well-Being in Animals16. Do Animals Experience True Happiness?17. Animal Happiness: A Philosophical View; Part IV Special Populations; 18. Mental Well-Being in Farm Animals: How They Think and Feel; 19. The Mental Health of Laboratory Animals; 20. Animal Well-Being and Research Outcomes; 21. Mental Health Issues in Captive Birds; IndexThe past few decades have seen a virtual explosion of scientific research in the area of cognition, emotions, suffering, and mental states in animals. Studies in the field, laboratory, and clinical medical practice have amassed an overwhelming body of evidence demonstrating that mental well-being is of paramount importance in all aspects of animal care. There is no longer any reasonable doubt among researchers that mental health is of equal importance as physical health and animal well-being. Recent research convincingly shows that physical health is strongly influenced by mentaAnimalsDiseasesAnimal healthMental healthVeterinary medicineAnimalsDiseases.Animal health.Mental health.Veterinary medicine.636.089/3636.0893McMillan Franklin D981349MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996199136903316Mental health and well-being in animals2239897UNISA