Case Report: Oxytocin and Its Association With Psychotherapy Process and Outcome.

ABSTRACT: The potential of Oxytocin (OT) as a facilitator of psychotherapy has been previously acknowledged, nonetheless, randomized controlled trials thus far have not yielded conclusive results. One approach suggested to clarify empirical inconsistencies is to refine the study hypotheses and data collection process by utilizing an in-depth idiographic exploration of the investigated phenomena. In this case illustration we provide an in-depth analysis comparing two patients hospitalized in a closed psychiatric ward with depression and undergoing psychotherapy twice a week. These two patients were randomly allocated to receive either OT or placebo, twice a day for a period of 4 weeks. Both patients completed longitudinal assessments of process and outcome measures, and therapists' clinical notes wer

SUBMITTER: Grossman-Giron A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8477032 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature