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In the human behaviour field many of these problems are successfully treated without using drugs. For example, cognitive and behavioural approaches are more successful for treating fears and phobias in man. Depression and anxiety problems are only partially resolvable using drugs.

In the human behaviour field many of these problems are successfully treated without using drugs. For example, cognitive and behavioural approaches are more successful for treating fears and phobias in man. Depression and anxiety problems are only partially resolvable using drugs.

In the veterinary behaviour field there are only a very few drugs which have been scrupulously tested under controlled trials. For the majority of other medications there is minimal available data and information is extrapolated from use in the field of human behaviour. When using drugs which are not licensed for veterinary use it is important to consider that drug metabolism and effects vary between species. <ref name="Merck">Merck Veterinary Manual - [http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/behavior.html Behaviour] (10th Edition)</ref>.

In the veterinary behaviour field there are only a very few drugs which have been scrupulously tested under controlled trials. For the majority of other medications there is minimal available data and information is extrapolated from use in the field of human behaviour. When using drugs which are not licensed for veterinary use it is important to consider that drug metabolism and effects vary between species. <ref name="Merck">Merck Veterinary Manual - [http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/behavior.html Behaviour] (10th Edition) 2011 The Merck Publishing Group</ref>.

There are some severe cases when the emotional state of an animal interferes with the implementation of behaviour modification, these are the cases where the use of medication can be justified <ref>Marder, A.R.; Posage, J.M. p160, Chapter 11, Treatment of Emotional Distress and Disorders - Pharmacological Methods: Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals.</ref>.

There are some severe cases when the emotional state of an animal interferes with the implementation of behaviour modification, these are the cases where the use of medication can be justified <ref>Marder, A.R.; Posage, J.M. p160, Chapter 11, Treatment of Emotional Distress and Disorders - Pharmacological Methods: Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals. 2005 Blackwell Publishing</ref>.

==Use of Drugs in Animals==

==Use of Drugs in Animals==