Fig. 1.
Experimental Design. 42 adult female monkeys consumed a Western diet for an 18 month Pretreatment Phase, during which behavior and physiology were assessed. The monkeys were assigned to sertraline or placebo treatment groups balanced on Pretreatment rates of depression and body weight. The monkeys continued to consume a Western diet during the 18 month Treatment Phase, during which assessments of behavior and physiology were repeated.