New insights into individual differences in response to chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) in rats with respect to hippocampal BDNF and GSK3-β expression levels.

Preclinical and clinical studies have shown a wide-range of individual differences in response to stressors or novel environments which can affect the susceptibility to develop abnormal behaviors and neuropsychiatric disorders. Both vulnerability and resiliency have been observed in animals and humans experiencing stressful events. Chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) is a rodent depression model consisting of various stressors.

The effectiveness of reality therapy on sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy of infertile women.

Background: Infertility is one of the most important challenges in the modern life that can damage the sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy of couples. The present study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of reality therapy on sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy of infertile women.

Materials And Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design and follow-up.