Henn, F. A., Vollmayr, B. (2005) Stress models of depression: forming genetically vulnerable strains. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 29 (4-5). pp. 799-804. ISSN 0149-7634 (Print)0149-7634 (Linking)
Abstract
Among the most useful models for depressive disorders are those, which involve a stress induced change in behaviour. Learned helplessness is one such model and is induced through exposure to uncontrollable and unpredictable aversive events. Learned helplessness as induced in rats using foot shock is well characterized and has good face validity and predictive validity as a model of depression, including alterations in HPA axis activity and REM sleep characteristic of depression. The data concerning the validity will be briefly reviewed. The model can also be used to look at the role of genetics through selective breeding. These studies will be reviewed and the utility of the genetic strains for understanding the interaction of stress and affect will be examined. A second model of depression using exposure to chronic stress also has high face and predictive validity. A new form of this approach, recently described, also is suitable for the examination of genetic factors leading to depressive like behaviour and this will be presented.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Animals Behavior, Animal Depression/ etiology/genetics Disease Models, Animal Helplessness, Learned Humans Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/physiopathology Mice Pituitary-Adrenal System/physiopathology Predictive Value of Tests Reproducibility of Results Sleep, REM/physiology Stress, Psychological/ complications/genetics |
| Subjects: | diseases & disorders diseases & disorders > mental disorders diseases & disorders > mental disorders > mood disorders diseases & disorders > mental disorders > mood disorders > depression organism description > model organism |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Henn lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2013 21:54 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2013 21:54 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/27678 |
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