Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on the Interpretation and Expression of Emotions in Anorexia Nervosa.

ABSTRACT: Altered social-emotional functioning is considered to play an important role in the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa (AN). Recently, there has been increasing interest in investigating the role of intranasal oxytocin in social-emotional processing. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of intranasal oxytocin on the interpretation and expression of emotions among people with AN. Thirty women with AN and 29 age-matched healthy women took part in the present study, which used a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over design. The participants received a single dose of 40 IU of intranasal oxytocin in one session and a placebo spray in the other. Fifteen minutes after administration, the participants completed the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test to assess the i

SUBMITTER: Leppanen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5363234 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature