Oxytocin role in enhancing well-being: a literature review

WW IsHak, M Kahloon, H Fakhry - Journal of affective disorders, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Oxytocin (OT) has long been implicated in maternal bonding, sexual behavior
and social affiliation behaviors. This paper reviews the wide effects of oxytocin and its key …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin as treatment for social cognition, not there yet

AM Erdozain, O Peñagarikano - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In a short time, oxytocin has progressed from being a regular hormone involved in parturition
and breastfeeding to be possibly the neuromodulator that has gathered the most attention …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-related differences in plasma oxytocin levels in humans

D Marazziti, S Baroni, F Mucci, A Piccinni… - Clinical practice and …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Increasing evidence supports a key role of Oxytocin (OT) as a modulator of
social relationships in mammals. Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate …

Exogenous effects of oxytocin in five psychiatric disorders: a systematic review, meta-analyses and a personalized approach through the lens of the social salience …

L Peled-Avron, A Abu-Akel… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in various aspects of social behaviors. During the past
decades there has been a surge of interest in the therapeutic potential of OT in psychiatric …

The role of oxytocin in psychiatric disorders: a review of biological and therapeutic research findings

DM Cochran, D Fallon, M Hill… - Harvard review of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Identify the biological role of oxytocin in forming attachments. Evaluate the relationship
between various neuropsychiatric disorders and oxytocin. Identify clinical implications of …

What's Love Got to do with it: Role of oxytocin in trauma, attachment and resilience

SR Sharma, X Gonda, P Dome, FI Tarazi - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (OT) is a neurohypophysial hormone and neuropeptide produced by the
hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland. It has multiple physiological roles …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of oxytocin in stress responses, allostasis and resilience

Y Takayanagi, T Onaka - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oxytocin has been revealed to work for anxiety suppression and anti-stress as well as for
psychosocial behavior and reproductive functions. Oxytocin neurons are activated by …

[HTML][HTML] The role of oxytocin in social bonding, stress regulation and mental health: an update on the moderating effects of context and interindividual differences

M Olff, JL Frijling, LD Kubzansky, B Bradley… - …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this review we summarize the results and conclusions of five studies as presented in a
symposium at the 42nd annual meeting of the International Society for …

The many faces of oxytocin: implications for psychiatry

JB Zik, DL Roberts - Psychiatry research, 2015 - Elsevier
Oxytocin is known as the 'love hormone'due its role in promoting mother–child and pair
bonding. More recent research indicates that oxytocin may have broader pro-social effects …

Oxytocin, a mediator of anti-stress, well-being, social interaction, growth and healing

K Uvnas-Moberg, M Petersson - Zeitschrift fur Psychosomatische …, 2005 - europepmc.org
The neuroendocrine and physiological systems related to pain and stress have long been
subjected to study. More recently, the corresponding systems promoting anti-stress and …