BackgroundStudies have suggested that patients with schizophrenia are impaired at
recognizing emotions. Recently, it has been shown that the neuropeptide oxytocin can have …

The neuropeptide oxytocin improves the performance in facial emotion recognition tests in
healthy volunteers and in individuals with schizophrenia. Different paradigms are used in …

Lower endogenous oxytocin levels have been associated with impaired social cognition in
schizophrenia, particularly facial affect identification. Little is known about the relationship …

Impaired facial emotion recognition is a core deficit in schizophrenia. Oxytocin has been
shown to improve social perception in patients with schizophrenia; however, the effect of …

Previous research has shown that patients with schizophrenia are impaired in a wide range
of social cognitive abilities, including emotion recognition, empathy for others, and mental …

Individuals who suffer from schizophrenia often show a marked deficit in recognition of
emotional facial expressions, as part of broader impairment of social cognition. Research …

BACKGROUND: We previously reported that higher levels of peripheral oxytocin are
associated with lower levels of positive, general, and overall symptoms in women but not in …

Background Schizophrenia is a disabling complex mental disorder and despite all available
treatment, many patients unfortunately remain partial-or non-responders. A large body of …

The current study explored whether oxytocin can improve social cognition and social skills in
individuals with schizophrenia using a six-week, double-blind design. Fourteen participants …

BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence indicates that oxytocin plays an important role in
social interactions. Previous studies also suggest altered oxytocin function in patients with …