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ReviewWorld journal of psychiatry2015

Animal models for posttraumatic stress disorder: An overview of what is used in research.

Bart Borghans, Judith R Homberg

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Review in World journal of psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Understanding the Role of Endocannabinoids in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  10. 5-HTBrain sciences · 2024
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  11. Rat Models in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research: Strengths, Limitations, and Implications for Translational Studies.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2024
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  19. Biomarkers of stress resilience: A review.Neuroscience applied · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Bart BorghansBart Borghans, Judith R Homberg, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525 EZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Judith R HombergBart Borghans, Judith R Homberg, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525 EZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common anxiety disorder characterised by its persistence of symptoms after a traumatic experience. Although some patients can be cured, many do not benefit enough from the psychological therapies or medication strategies used. Many researchers use animal models to learn more about the disorder and several models are available. The most-used physical stressor models are single-prolonged stress, restraint stress, foot shock, stress-enhanced fear learning, and underwater trauma. Common social stressors are housing instability, social instability, early-life stress, and social defeat. Psychological models are not as diverse and rely on controlled exposure to the test animal's natural predator. While validation of these models has been resolved with replicated symptoms using analogous stressors, translating new findings to human patients remains essential for their impact on the field. Choosing a model to experiment with can be challenging; this overview of what is possible with individual models may aid in making a decision.

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Animal modelsIndividual differencesPhysical stressorsPost-traumatic stress disorderPsychological stressorsSocial stressorsValidity

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PMID26740930
PMCPMC4694552

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