psychotic animals

Can Animals Be Born Mentally Ill?

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Can Animals Be Born Mentally Ill? But there’s at least one mental malady that, while common in humans, seems to have spared all other animals: schizophrenia. Though psychotic animals may exist, psychosis has never been observed outside of our own species; whereas depression, OCD, and anxiety traits have been reported in many non-human species. Can

Can Dogs Be Schizophrenic?

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Can Dogs Be Schizophrenic? It’s important to remember that schizophrenia is a uniquely human disease. Despite the fact that your dog can have similar symptoms, mood swings and the like, your dog cannot be diagnosed with schizophrenia. Can a dog be psychotic? Thankfully, true psychosis in dogs is rare. Though it is often genetically based,