| Title |
Towards an Ethological Animal Model of Depression? A Study on Horses
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0039280 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Carole Fureix, Patrick Jego, Séverine Henry, Léa Lansade, Martine Hausberger |
| Abstract |
Recent reviews question current animal models of depression and emphasise the need for ethological models of mood disorders based on animals living under natural conditions. Domestic horses encounter chronic stress, including potential stress at work, which can induce behavioural disorders (e.g. "apathy"). Our pioneering study evaluated the potential of domestic horses in their usual environment to become an ethological model of depression by testing this models' face validity (i.e. behavioural similarity with descriptions of human depressive states). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 4 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 11% |
| Egypt | 2 | 7% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 4% |
| Norway | 1 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 11 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 20 | 71% |
| Scientists | 4 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 7% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Unknown | 233 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 42 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 13% |
| Researcher | 28 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 41 | 17% |
| Unknown | 51 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64 | 27% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 54 | 23% |
| Psychology | 13 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 26 | 11% |
| Unknown | 65 | 27% |