title: Primate social behavior--anxiety or depression?
abstract: A review of primate social behavior in different species is presented, with particular emphasis on the talapoin monkey and the concept of dominance and how this may be related to physiological function. Social behavior in nonhuman primates can be used to study both anxiety and depression, depending on the precise social setting employed and the way in which the animals are manipulated, for example by drugs. Studies relevant to anxiety and depression are described, and indicate that the behavior of dominant animals is more susceptible to drugs that are known to manipulate levels of anxiety, whereas subordinate animals appear more susceptible to treatment with antidepressant drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, U.K.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Vellucci
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011323:Primates; D012919:Social Behavior
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents