Depressive behavior in young monkeys subjected to vertical chamber confinement
Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication: |
1972 |
Authors: |
Suomi, Stephen J., Harlow, Harry F. |
Publication/Journal: |
Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology |
Keywords: |
animal, animals, depression, exploratory behavior, haplorhini, housing, humans, locomotion, macaca, male, play and playthings, social behavior, social isolation, spatial behavior |
Abstract:
Young rhesus monkeys were confined in vertical chambers for 6 wk., and their subsequent behavior over a 9-mo. period in both a home-cage and playroom situation was compared with that of like-aged monkeys housed individually or in pairs. In comparison to both control groups, chambered monkeys exhibited excessive amounts of self-clasp and huddle, abnormally low levels of locomotion and exploration, and an absence of social interaction with other monkeys. The implications of these findings for production and study of depressive behavior in monkeys are discussed.