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Methods for Drug Studies in Aggressive Behavior

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Animal Models in Psychiatry, II

Part of the book series: Neuromethods ((NM,volume 19))

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Abstract

Behavioral pharmacology is the detection, description, and explanation of drug effects on behavior. It can be divided into four subsections:

  1. 1.

    The neurochemical or physiological basis of behavior is investigated by using drugs with a known mechanism of action;

  2. 2.

    Behavior is used to measure the potency, spectrum of action, and structure-activity relationships of drugs;

  3. 3.

    Drugs can be used to produce models of pathological conditions; and

  4. 4.

    The mechanism of action of drugs can be investigated, such as their electrophysiological or neurochemical basis.

These four areas clearly require different methods, and aggressive behavior can be used in all of them.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

    Michael H. Sheard

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  1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Alan A. Boulton

  2. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Glen B. Baker

  3. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Mathew T. Martin-Iverson

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H. Sheard, M. (1991). Methods for Drug Studies in Aggressive Behavior. In: Boulton, A.A., Baker, G.B., Martin-Iverson, M.T. (eds) Animal Models in Psychiatry, II. Neuromethods, vol 19. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-177-2:233

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