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

ABSTRACT:

Learning objectives

After participating in this educational activity, the physician should be better able to 1. Identify the biological role of oxytocin in forming attachments. 2. Evaluate the relationship between various neuropsychiatric disorders and oxytocin. 3. Identify clinical implications of using oxytocin to treat various neuropsychiatric disorders. Oxytocin is a peptide hormone integral in parturition, milk letdown, and maternal behaviors that has been demonstrated in animal studies to be important in the formation of pair bonds and in social behaviors. This hormone is increasingly recognized as an important regulator of human social behaviors, including social decision making, evaluating and responding to social stimuli, mediating social interactions, and forming social m

SUBMITTER: Cochran DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4120070 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature