Chronic psychosocial stressors in adulthood: Studies in mice, rats and tree shrews

• Published in: Neurobiology of stress Vol. 6; no. C; pp. 94 - 103
• Main Authors: Pryce, Christopher R., Fuchs, Eberhard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2017; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal model; Antidepressant; Control; Depression; Resident-intruder; Social stressor; Antidepressant; Animal model; Depression; Resident-intruder; Control; Social stressor

Human psychological stress is the major environmental risk factor for major depression and certain of the anxiety disorders. Psychological stressors often occur in the context of the adult social environment, and they or the memory formed of them impact on the individual across an extended period, t...