Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals: Occupational and Environmental Health for the Health Professions

by Franklin D. McMillan

The 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813804892
• ISBN13: 9780813804897
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.3"