Objective To investigate the relationships between mindfulness, anxiety and depression in surface warship soldiers and the mediating role of attentional control. Methods Chinese versions of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Attentional Control Scale (ACS) and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) were used to survey 475...
Objective To evaluate the antidepressant action of melatonin in stress model of depression and the effects of the melatonin on depressive-like behavior. Methods Forty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups(n=10): controls group (CON), chronic unpredictable mild stress group(CUS), chronic unpredictable mild stress group + melatonin group(CUS+ MT) and chronic unpredictable mild...
Objective To study the role of L-arginine/nitric oxide (NO) pathway in the antidepressant effects of ketamine. Methods Forty two male Wistar rats (200-250 g) were equally randomized into 7 groups (n=6): control group (C group), L-Arginine (a precursor of NO) group (LA group), L-NAME(an non-selectivity inhibitor of NO synthase) group (LN group), ketamine 3 mg/kg group (K3 group), ketamine 10...