Animal Research And Human Health: Advancing Human Welfare Through Behavioral Science; Author: Carroll, Marilyn E.; Joint Author: Overmier, J. Bruce; Hardback; Book

Author: Carroll, Marilyn E.; Joint Author: Overmier, J. Bruce
Hardback; Book
384 pages
Published: June 2001
American Psychological Association
ISBN: 1557987882

Animal Research and Human Health demonstrates how the dynamic interplay between human and animal research has led to significant advances in diverse areas of psychology. Students are shown the value of this research by leading experts, who describe the paradigmatic use of laboratory animal models for studying and redressing such societal problems as anxiety, stress, aggression, depression, drug abuse, and dementia. This book will be an important resource for teachers and students of psychology at many levels who would like to explore how research with laboratory animals has enhancedand continues to enrich psychology.This text demonstrates how the interplay between human and animal research has led to significant advances in diverse areas of psychology. It describes the paradigmatic use of laboratory animal models for studying and redressing such societal problems as anxiety, stress, depression, and more.