Animal Madness: Depressed Dogs, Compulsive Cats - Laurel Braitman

Prozac is a medication used to treat depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder in humans. But Laurel Braitman, author of "Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves," points out that the meds have been designed and tested for effectiveness in our animal friends as well. Braitman says that even though Prozac should help to chill out a dog with a fixation on tail-chasing, psychopharmaceuticals aren't always the best answer. Exercise, counseling and even companion animals can help a depressed gorilla or a compulsive cat.