PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACH TO CAT AND DOG BEHAVIOUR DISORDERS

Year 2024, Volume: 15 Issue: 2, 96 - 112, 31.08.2024

Şükran Çelen Tekedereli , Emine Baydan

https://doi.org/10.38137/vftd.1486096

Abstract

Behavioral therapies are primarily used in the treatment of behavioral disorders. Before starting treatment, the underlying cause should first be determined and, if necessary, medication should be used to support these therapies. Factors that lead to behavioral disorders can be either physiological or psychological. Sometimes, behavioral disorders can be treated to a certain level and extent through behavioral therapy, environmental adjustments, and positive reinforcement by the pet owner. In particular, treatment is possible in behavioral disorders due to physiological causes by replacing some biological factors whose release mechanism in the body is impaired or absent. However, to correctly diagnose behavioral disorders, it is first necessary to understand normal animal behavior. In this review, normal animal behaviors will be described, and the pharmacological treatment elements used in behavioral disorders will be discussed.

Keywords

Cat, dog, behaviour disorders, neurotransmitter, psychopharmacology

KEDİ VE KÖPEK DAVRANIŞ BOZUKLUKLARINA FARMAKOLOJİK YAKLAŞIM

Abstract

Davranış bozukluklarının tedavisinde öncelikli olarak davranış terapileri kullanılmaktadır. Tedaviye başlamadan once ilk olarak temelde yatan nedenin tespitinin yapılması ve gerekiyorsa bu terapilere destek amaçlı ilaç kullanımı yapılmalıdır. Davranış bozukluğuna neden olan etkenler fizyolojik ya da psikolojik etkenlerdir. Bazen davranış terapisi, çevrenin düzenlenmesi, hasta sahibinin pozitif yönlendirilmesi ile belirli bir düzeye ve belirli bir noktaya kadar davranış bozukluğu tedavi edilebilmektedir. Özellikle fizyolojik nedenlere bağlı davranış bozukluklarında vücutta salınım mekanizması bozulan ya da olmayan bazı biyolojik faktörlerin yerine konması ile tedavi mümkün olabilmektedir. Bununla birlikte, davranış bozukluklarını doğru teşhis edebilmek amacıyla öncelikle normal hayvan davranışlarını anlamak gerekmektedir. Bu derlemede, normal hayvan davranışları anlatılarak, davranış bozukluklarında kullanılan farmakolojik tedavi unsurları ele alınmıştır.

Keywords

Kedi, köpek, davranış bozuklukları, nörotransmiter, psikofarmakoloji

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