Behavioural and neurochemical coorelates of psychostimulant withdrawal as an animal model of depression

Previous studies in humans and animals have shown that withdrawal from high doses of psychostimulant drugs can lead to a number of aversive psychological symptoms. One of the more prominent symptoms is anhedonia, a core symptom of major depression, manifested behaviourally as decreased interest i...

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Main Author: Vacca, Giada
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16804