Novel pharmacotherapies that improve outcomes for individuals with stress-related
psychiatric disorders are needed. The neurohormone oxytocin (OT) is a promising candidate …

Background: In popular media and on Internet, the neuropeptide oxytocin is often advertised
as a miracle drug that cures all types of disorders, reduces stress, saves marriages, all …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to evaluate the most recent literature
examining the oxytocin (OXT) system's role in human anxiety by surveying various fields of …

Since the discovery that intranasal administration of neuro-peptides can have a direct impact
on the human brain, extant research has been devoted to understanding the effects of …

Individual psychotherapy is an important treatment for a number of psychiatric conditions
and involves a unique form of human attachment. This raises the question of whether …

Affective disorders represent the most common psychiatric diseases, with substantial co-
morbidity existing between major depressive disorders (MDD) and anxiety disorders. The …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been revealed as a profound anxiolytic and antistress
factor of the brain, besides its many prosocial and reproductive effects. Therefore, there is …

Oxytocin, a neuropeptide synthesized by the hypothalamus, plays a central role in human
social behavior, social cognition, anxiety, mood, stress modulation, and fear learning and …

Abstract Treatment options for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are limited in terms of
available drugs and the success of psychotherapeutic interventions. Oxytocin is a peptide …

Essentially all social species experience social stress which can be a catalyst for detriments
in mental and physical health. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been shown to produce …