The popularity of oxytocin (OT) has grown exponentially during the past decade, and so has
the number of OT trials in healthy and clinical groups. We take stock of the evidence from …

Oxytocin is a peptide hormone integral in parturition, milk let-down, and maternal behaviors
that has been demonstrated in animal studies to be important in the formation of pair bonds …

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

Background: Oxytocin (OXT) plays a prominent role in social cognition and may have clinical
applications for disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and social anxiety. The neural …

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 …

Depression is accompanied by an array of neurobiological variations, including altered HPA
axis activity, monoamine, growth factor and inflammatory immune functioning. In addition, a …

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 …

Concerns regarding a drought in psychopharmacology have risen from many quarters. From
one perspective, the wellspring of bedrock medications for anxiety disorders, depression …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT), highly conserved during evolution, is an important
modulator of social and emotional processes across many species. During the last decade …

Social anxiety is a form of anxiety characterized by continuous fear of one or more social or
performance situations. Although multiple treatment modalities (cognitive behavioral …