title: Some aspects of stress and depression.
abstract: 1. The role of stress in depressive illness is discussed together with utility of the "learned helplessness" model and some neuropharmacological correlates of uncontrollable shock. 2. Similarities and differences between chronic antidepressant treatment and chronic stress treatment regimes are reviewed. 3. Finally the role of adaptive process in stress on antidepressant treatments is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents