Veterinary Psychopharmacology

Offers an updated second edition of the comprehensive reference on the use of drugs for veterinary mental health care and behavior modification
 
This fully revised Second Edition of Veterinary Psychopharmacology offers an authoritative reference to the drugs prescribed to treat psychiatric, psychological, and behavioral disorders in pets. Designed to be an accessible resource, the text is divided into sections on psychopharmacologic principles and clinical psychopharmacology. Comprehensive in scope, the book contains detailed information on pharmacologic intervention for pet mental health and behavior issues, offers thorough explanations of options, and explores why a particular drug should be prescribed and why it works.
 
Updated to include the recent advances in psychopharmacology for pets, the Second Edition includes new chapters that cover the principles of psychopharmacology, miscellaneous serotonergic agents, anticonvulsants and mood stabilizers, sympatholytic agents, and NMDA antagonists. In addition, the text explains the drug options, including all the information necessary to correct dysfunctions in the brain's chemistry through pharmacologic treatment. This important resource:
* Presents an updated and comprehensive resource for pharmacologic treatments for pet, equine, and zoo animal psychiatric disorders and behavior problems
* Contains in-depth information on drugs that promote neurochemical changes that will alter the mood, emotional state, reactivity, and behavior of the patient, including prescribing options and mechanisms of action
* Includes new chapters on the principles of psychopharmacology, miscellaneous serotonergic agents, mood stabilizers, sympatholytic agents, and NMDA antagonists
 
Written for veterinarians, veterinary behaviorists, and veterinary students, the updated second edition of Veterinary Psychopharmacology is a complete source for current knowledge on pharmacologic behavior modification.

List of contents

Contributors xxi
 
Preface xxiii
 
Acknowledgments xxv
 
Part I Principles of Veterinary Psychopharmacology 1
 
1 General Principles of Psychopharmacology 3
Thomas F. Murray
 
Drug Action 3
 
Dose Dependence of Drug Interaction with Receptors 4
 
Structural Features of the Central Nervous System (CNS) and Neurotransmission 5
 
Biogenic Amine Neurotransmitters and Affective Disorders 8
 
2 Amino Acid Neurotransmitters: Glutamate, GABA, and the Pharmacology of Benzodiazepines 11
Thomas F. Murray
 
Introduction 11
 
Glutamatergic Synapses 11
 
Pharmacology of Ketamine and Tiletamine 14
 
GABAergic Synapses 15
 
3 Biogenic Amine Neurotransmitters: Serotonin 21
Thomas F. Murray
 
Introduction 21
 
The Biogenic Amines 21
 
Serotonin 22
 
4 Biogenic Amine Transmitters: Acetylcholine, Norepinephrine, and Dopamine 29
Thomas F. Murray
 
Acetylcholine 29
 
Norepinephrine 32
 
Dopamine 37
 
5 Neuropeptides: Opioids and Oxytocin 43
Thomas F. Murray
 
Introduction 43
 
Endogenous Opioid Peptides 43
 
Oxytocin 47
 
Part II Practice of Veterinary Psychopharmacology 51
 
6 Introduction to Clinical Psychopharmacology for Veterinary Medicine 53
Sharon L. Crowell-Davis and Leticia Mattos de Souza Dantas
 
Introduction 53
 
Prescribing in the United States: The Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA 1994) 54
 
Cost 55
 
Drug Selection 56
 
Medicating the Patient 57
 
Competition Animals 58
 
Taking the Behavioral History 58
 
The Behavioral Exam 63
 
Duration of Treatment 63
 
Limitations 64
 
7 Benzodiazepines 67
Leticia Mattos de Souza Dantas and Sharon L. Crowell-Davis
 
Action 67
 
Overview of Indications 67
 
Contraindications, Side Effects, and Adverse Events 69
 
Overdose 69
 
Clinical Guidelines 69
 
Specific Medications 71
 
I. Alprazolam 71
 
II. Chlordiazepoxide HC1 73
 
IV. Clorazepate Dipotassium 78
 
V. Diazepam 80
 
VI. Flurazepam Hydrochloride 86
 
VII. Lorazepam 87
 
VIII. Oxazepam 89
 
IX. Triazolam 91
 
8 Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors 103
Niwako Ogata, Leticia Mattos de Souza Dantas, and Sharon L. Crowell-Davis
 
Action 103
 
Overview of Indications 103
 
Contraindications, Side Effects, and Adverse Events 104
 
Adverse Drug Interactions 104
 
Overdose 105
 
Clinical Guidelines 105
 
Specific Medications 106
 
I. Citalopram Hydrobromide 106
 
II. Fluoxetine Hydrochloride 108
 
III. Fluvoxamine 115
 
IV. Paroxetine Hydrochloride 117
 
V. Sertraline Hydrochloride 119
 
VI. Escitalopram Oxalate 122
 
9 Miscellaneous Serotonergic Agents 129
Leticia Mattos de Souza Dantas and Sharon L. Crowell-Davis
 
Introduction 129
 
Azapirones 129
 
Action 129
 
Overview of Indications 129
 
Contraindications, Side Effects, and Adverse Events 129
 
Adverse Drug Interactions 129
 
Overdose 129
 
Clinical Guidelines 129
 
Specific Medications 130
 
I. Buspirone 130
 
I. Trazodone Hydrochloride 135
 
10 Anticonvulsants and Mood Stabilizers 147
Sharon L. Crowell-Davis, Mami Irimajiri, and Leticia Mattos de Souza Dantas
 
Action 147
 
Overview of Indications 148
 
Clinical Guidelines 148
 
Specific Medic

About the author

The Authors The Editors Sharon L. Crowell-Davis, DVM, PhD, DACVB, is a Professor of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging, College of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, USA. Thomas F. Murray, PhD, is a Professor of Pharmacology and Provost of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Leticia Mattos de Souza Dantas, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVB is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine at the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, USA. She is also the Director and Co-founder of ZooPsych, Inc., a consultancy in Clinical Behavioral Medicine & Therapy in Georgia, USA.

Summary

Offers an updated second edition of the comprehensive reference on the use of drugs for veterinary mental health care and behavior modification

This fully revised Second Edition of Veterinary Psychopharmacology offers an authoritative reference to the drugs prescribed to treat psychiatric, psychological, and behavioral disorders in pets. Designed to be an accessible resource, the text is divided into sections on psychopharmacologic principles and clinical psychopharmacology. Comprehensive in scope, the book contains detailed information on pharmacologic intervention for pet mental health and behavior issues, offers thorough explanations of options, and explores why a particular drug should be prescribed and why it works.

Updated to include the recent advances in psychopharmacology for pets, the Second Edition includes new chapters that cover the principles of psychopharmacology, miscellaneous serotonergic agents, anticonvulsants and mood stabilizers, sympatholytic agents, and NMDA antagonists. In addition, the text explains the drug options, including all the information necessary to correct dysfunctions in the brain's chemistry through pharmacologic treatment. This important resource:
* Presents an updated and comprehensive resource for pharmacologic treatments for pet, equine, and zoo animal psychiatric disorders and behavior problems
* Contains in-depth information on drugs that promote neurochemical changes that will alter the mood, emotional state, reactivity, and behavior of the patient, including prescribing options and mechanisms of action
* Includes new chapters on the principles of psychopharmacology, miscellaneous serotonergic agents, mood stabilizers, sympatholytic agents, and NMDA antagonists

Written for veterinarians, veterinary behaviorists, and veterinary students, the updated second edition of Veterinary Psychopharmacology is a complete source for current knowledge on pharmacologic behavior modification.

Product details

• Authors: Sharon Crowell-Davis, Sharon L Crowell-Davis, Sharon L. Crowell-Davis, Sharon L. Murray Crowell-Davis, Sharon Murray Crowell-Davis, Sl Crowell-Davis, Crowell-Davis Sharon L., de Souza, Leticia Mattos de Souza Dantas, Thomas Murray, Thomas F Murray, Thomas F. Murray, Thomas F. (University of Georgia) Murray
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781119226222
• ISBN: 978-1-119-22622-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Veterinary medicine; Veterinärmedizin, Psychopharmakologie, veterinary medicine, Allg. Veterinärmedizin, Veterinary Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics, Veterinärmedizin / Pharmakologie, Toxikologie, Therapeutik