Background and aim Social factors may be of importance causally and act as maintenance
factors in patients with anorexia nervosa. Oxytocin is a neuromodulatory hormone involved …

Altered social‐emotional functioning is considered to play an important role in the
development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa (AN). Recently, there has been …

Background and Aim Social difficulties and problems related to eating behaviour are
common features of both anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). The aim of this …

Background Bulimia nervosa (BN) is characterized by binge eating and emotional
dysregulation including increased negative affectivity (anger, anxiety). The aim of this study …

Objective Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that is involved in social emotional processing. A
leading hypothesis is that oxytocin facilitates positive prosocial behaviors; the peptide may …

We examined the impact of oxytocin on attentional processes for eating, shape, and weight
stimuli in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). A double-blind, placebo-controlled within …

BACKGROUND: Oxytocin is known to reduce anxiety and stress in social interactions as
well as to modulate approach behavior. Recent studies suggest that the amygdala might be …

Background Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterised by severe malnutrition as well as
intense fear and anxiety around food and eating with associated anomalies in information …

Accurate interpretation and appropriate expression of emotions are key aspects of social-
cognition. Several mental disorders are characterised by transdiagnostic difficulties in these …

Background Chronic depression is characterized by a high degree of early life trauma,
psychosocial impairment, and deficits in social cognition. Undisturbed recognition and …