Hi Everyone...
Researchers are attempting to use rodents and non-human primates who they believe are suffering from depression to actually help treat humans suffering from depression. The researchers have not found any useful insights thus far but are still hopeful. Part of difficulty is confirming whether the animals are really suffering from depression (mental illness) or are just sad. Check out the article to see how they are operationally defining depression in animals and what they used to treat they animals.
