Mental Health and Well-being in Animals (eBook)
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-78639-341-8 (ISBN)
Since publication of the first edition of this book, public concern for the well-being of animals has continued to increase throughout the world. In addition, advances in research over the past decade have yielded an enormous amount of knowledge about animal mental health and wellbeing. Studies on animal stress, distress, emotions, psychological trauma, and mental disorders have brought to light insights on how to care for and treat the animal mind. The second edition is: Fully revised, expanded, and comprehensively updated with the most current knowledge about the full array of mental health issues seen in animals. Written by key opinion leaders, internationally-recognized experts and specialists. Comprehensive in its coverage, from the basic principles of mental wellness, emotional distress, suffering and mental illness, through to measurement and treatment. Packed with even more practical information, wisdom and clinical tips. This book remains invaluable to veterinary professionals, animal welfare researchers and advocates, and other animal caregivers. With contributions by: Gina Alvino; Melissa Bain; Ngaio J. Beausoleil; C. A. Tony Buffington; Larry Carbone; Kathy Carlstead; Sharon Crowell-Davis;Victoria Cussen; Ian J.H. Duncan;Carine Elkhoraibi; Daniel Q. Estep;Temple Grandin;Sophie S. Hall; Suzanne Hetts;Debra F. Horwitz; Gary Landsberg; Lori Marino;Franklin D. McMillan;David J. Mellor; Michael Mendl; Daniel S. Mills;Karen L. Overall; Elizabeth S. Paul; Pamela J. Reid; Claire Ricci-Bonot; Lauren M. Robinson; Amy Robinson-Junker; Lynne M. Seibert; David Shepherdson;Daniel M. Weary; Alexander Weiss; Jacqueline Wilhelmy;James W. Yeates.
Franklin D. McMillan, DVM is the director of well-being studies at Best Friends Animal Society. Dr. McMillan is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Animal Welfare and was in private practice for 23 years as well as serving as clinical professor of medicine at the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. McMillan's research concerns animal quality of life and the mental health and emotional well-being of animals who have endured hardship, adversity, and psychological trauma. Dr. McMillan lectures worldwide and has published dozens of scientific journal articles on the subjects of emotional health and suffering, stress, and quality of life in animals.
This edition comprehensively summarizes the vast amount of knowledge about the animal mind that has accumulated. It also reviews the often-forgotten relationship between mental and physical health, providing an overview of the literature on the physiologic, environmental, and genetic influences that explain that relationship. Of particular interest to the members of the veterinary profession is how this edition describes the effects that positive and negative emotions have on animal health. Veterinarians are encouraged to consider both the mental and physical health of their patients.
Readers who were fascinated by the first edition of this book will find the second edition to be a well-documented update and may be surprised at the amount of new information focused on the mental well-being of animals. Those who did not read the first edition will experience an interesting, well-written, and well-referenced book on the relevance of the mental health of animals to their well-being. This book will be of interest to all those who interact or work with animals, including veterinarians.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.11.2019 |
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| Co-Autor | Dr Gina (University of California) Alvino, Melissa (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine) Bain, C. A. Tony (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine) Buffington, Larry (University of California) Carbone, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute) Carlstead Kathy (Research Associate, Sharon (University of Georgia) Crowell-Davis, Dr Victoria (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Cussen, Ian J.H. (University of Guelph) Duncan, Ngaio J (Massey University New Zealand) Ngaio J |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Technik |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Vorklinik | |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Kleintier | |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78639-341-7 / 1786393417 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78639-341-8 / 9781786393418 |
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