Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and a leading cause of
disability. While there continues to be expansive research in posttraumatic stress disorder …

Oxytocin, a neuropeptide known for its role in reproduction and socioemotional processes,
may hold promise as a therapeutic agent in treating social impairments in patient …

Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and
behavior have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable …

Although small-scale studies have described the effects of oxytocin on social deficits in
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), no large-scale study has been conducted. In this …

Since its discovery more than a century ago, oxytocin has become one of the most
intensively studied molecules in behavioral biology. In the last five years …

The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin and its receptor are involved in a range of physiological
processes, including parturition, lactation, cell growth, wound healing, and social behavior …

Background Disruptions of the hypothalamic–pituitary axis can cause an arginine
vasopressin deficiency, also known as central diabetes insipidus. Patients with this condition …

Single measurements of salivary and plasmatic oxytocin are used as indicators of the
physiology of the oxytocin system. However, questions remain about whether they are …

Deficits in social cognition are pervasive and characteristic of neurodevelopmental disorders
(NDDs). Clinical trials of intranasal oxytocin (IN-OT) to improve social cognition have yielded …

Schizophrenia is a form of mental disorder that is behaviorally characterized by abnormal
behavior, such as social function deficits or other behaviors that are disconnected from …