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Behavioural despair test
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<p>The behavioural despair test (or Porsolt forced swimming test) is a test, centered on a rodent's response to the threat of drowning, whose result has been interpreted as measuring susceptibility to negative mood. It is commonly used to measure the effectiveness of <a href="/facts/Antidepressants/N62ND3Fa">antidepressants</a>, although significant criticisms of its interpretation have been made. </p>