Introduction Difficulties in sexual desire and function often occur in persons with
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but many questions remain regarding the mechanisms …

In an acute environment pain has potential protective benefits. However when pain
becomes chronic this protective effect is lost and the pain becomes an encumbrance …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a commonly occurring and highly disabling disorder. The
neuropeptide oxytocin and its receptor (OXTR) have been implicated in social cognition and …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a condition characterized by pervasiveness and impairment
in social functioning, with a prevalence in the general population between 1.9% and 12.1 …

Abstract Background and Aim: Given the paucity of information on the possible role of
oxytocin (OT) in the pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), our study …

The difficulty of inducing orgasm in women, its variability between women, and the lack of an
obvious relationship with women's reproductive success have led some researchers to …

Synchronous experiences between parents and their infants provide the platform from which
infants can experience their world as rich, safe, and involving multitude. In order to …

Background Despite the large body of literature on the effects of oxytocin via the exchange
of social chemo-signals, no previous study tested the effects of oxytocin stimulation during …

E'noto da tempo che l'ossitocina gioca un ruolo chiave durante il parto, l'allattamento e le
corrispondenti attività nell'ipotalamo, adenoipofisi e sistema nervoso autonomo. Negli ultimi …

Despite a large body of evidence implicating oxytocin (OT) in various classes of social
relationships, researchers have only recently investigated how OT might function within …