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Effects of early-life administration of methamphetamine on the depressive-like behaviour later in life in stress-sensitive and control rats
(2013)
Methamphetamine (MA) is a well-known, easily accessible and powerful psychostimulant, and its abuse has become a global problem. MA abuse affects millions of people worldwide and places an enormous burden on public healthcare ...
Depressive symptoms and cardiometabolic health in urban black Africans : the SABPA study
(2014)
Motivation - Depression is a mental disorder that has been associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Cardio-metabolic mechanisms have been implicated as possible intermediating factors ...
The effect of early–life exposure of rats to venlafaxine on behaviour and neurological markers of antidepressant action in adulthood
(2014)
Major depression is a serious mood disorder affecting more than 120 million people worldwide, irrespective of their race or socio-economic status. This psychiatric disorder is predicted to become the second leading cause ...
An analysis of antidepressant noncompliance in the private health sector of South Africa
(2014)
The main aim of the thesis was to measure antidepressant (AD) non-compliance, to determine which factors are closely associated with AD non-compliance and the consequences of prolonged AD non-compliance in the private ...
Bio-behavioural effects of novel glutamate active compounds in a rodent model of depression
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Major depressive disorder is a universal neuropsychiatric disorder affecting individuals on a global scale. It causes major disability independent of age, gender, ethnicity, sociological or economic status with an increasing ...
The long-term effects of methamphetamine on depressive-like behaviour and neuroplasticity in stress-sensitive rats
(2014)
Methamphetamine (METH) abuse has become a fast growing drug problem that has developed into a global epidemic. In fact, METH is one of the most commonly abused substances with an estimated 35 million abusers worldwide and ...
The inhibition of phosphodiesterase type 5 as a novel target for antidepressant action
(North-West University, 2009)
Major depression is one of the most debilitating diseases of our time, while current antidepressant treatments remain deficient in several ways. The nitric oxide (NO) / cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) / cGMP-dependent ...
Early-life exposure to fluoxetine and/or exercise on bio-behavioural markers of depression in early adulthood in stress sensitive rats
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Juvenile depression is a major concern worldwide, with only the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) fluoxetine and escitalopram approved for treatment. The effects of early-life exposure to SSRIs on neurodevelopment ...
Novel behavioral and pharmacological characterization of spontaneous stereotypy in the deer mouse
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition that is characterized by two main symptom cohorts, namely recurrent inappropriate thoughts (obsessions) and seemingly purposeless repetitive motor actions ...
Behavioral, neuroendocrine and neurochemical studies on agomelatine in social isolation reared rats
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
1. Introduction. There is currently a large body of evidence suggesting that stressful early life experiences, such as
maternal separation and social isolation, may play a role in the development of major depressive
disorder ...