About seven to ten percent of the people of our society are suffering
from anxiety, depression, stress, irritability etc because of leading a
hectic life and decline in social activities, ultimately affect the
behavior and cause psychiatric disorders which at least in part results
from disorder of social behavior summary.Behavioral pharmacology is
relatively new discipline and is still advancing rapidly. The new drugs
with new applications are constantly appearing and the information which
is valid today may be invalid tomorrow. Nevertheless, it is hoped that
the information indebted in this book will stand the test of time,
although inevitably, some material will need to be revised. This book
provides valuable information of various psychoactive drugs on social
and solitary behavior of rhesus monkey which is primarily useful for the
students of pharmacology, pharmacy, neurosciences and other biological
disciplines. It is hoped that it may also be found valuable to those
working in related discipline such as psychiatry, those working for
higher pre-clinical qualifications in related area and also to the
interested layman.