The Diagnostic Manual for Cats (DMC-I) is the only existing tool for understanding cat behavior. It will allow you to diagnose cat “issues” —an area of psychology sorely lacking—without dragging them to a cat psychiatrist and paying for analysis. If you’re a cat owner, the DMC-I will help relieve you of the guilt and worry you’re experiencing believing you’re the cause of your cat’s aberrant behaviors. You’ll learn that some behaviors, while deplorable and disgusting, are absolutely normal, while others, clinically speaking, are certifiably “whacko.” It will help you diagnose other people’s cats, too, which may or may not make you immensely popular at dinner parties and family gatherings. Whatever the case, with this manual, you’ll be the expert diagnostician of all types of cat behavior.

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Written by an established, comprehensive, multidisciplinary focused, internationally-recognized team, the sixth edition has been fully revised and brought up to date with the inclusion of recent developments in the speciality, to ensure that it retains its reputation as the definitive reference on palliative care.

Autism spectrum disorders are developmental disorders. Individuals with autism spectrum disorders develop differently. These differences are usually present in social interaction, communication, and sensory processing, and become visible through a wide variety of behavioral responses that differ from individuals without autism spectrum disorders. Despite significant research efforts, the exact causes of autism spectrum disorders remain poorly understood; however, researchers have gained extensive insights into possible pathomechanisms, even at the molecular level of cells. Many diagnostic criteria have been developed, adapted, and improved. The eight chapters in this book highlight the current state-of-the-art in many areas of autism spectrum disorders. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders and the current knowledge of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms. Chapter 2 summarizes the diagnostic criteria and procedures and highlights present and upcoming therapeutic strategies. Chapter 3 reviews the adverse events and trauma in people with autism spectrum disorders. Chapters 4 and 5 focus on atypical sensory processing, and Chapter 6 discusses the genetic overlap of autism spectrum disorders with other neuropsychiatric disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, and schizophrenia. Chapter 7 focuses on the contribution of abnormalities in mitochondria, and chapter 8 discusses gut-brain interactions and a potential role for microbiota in autism spectrum disorders. This book is aimed primarily at clinicians and scientists, but many areas will also be of interest to the layperson.