Oxytocin in schizophrenia: pathophysiology and implications for future treatment

KK Goh, CH Chen, HY Lane - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral oxytocin concentrations in psychiatric disorders–A systematic review and methanalysis: Further evidence

AC Ferreira, F de Lima Osório - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased interest in understanding how changes in the oxytocinergic system are associated
with the etiology and progression of psychiatric disorders has currently boosted the …

Associations between oxytocin and empathy in humans: A systematic literature review

AM Barchi-Ferreira, FL Osório - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
This is a systematic review about the association between empathic behavior and oxytocin
(OXT). Searches were conducted in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science …

Being moved by listening to unfamiliar sad music induces reward‐related hormonal changes in empathic listeners

T Eerola, JK Vuoskoski, H Kautiainen… - Annals of the New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Many people enjoy sad music, and the appeal for tragedy is widespread among the
consumers of film and literature. The underlying mechanisms of such aesthetic experiences …

Serum oxytocin level correlates with gut microbiome dysbiosis in children with autism spectrum disorder

M Huang, K Liu, Z Wei, Z Feng, J Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
To investigate the levels of serum oxytocin (OT) in children with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) and explore the association between OT levels and gut microbiota relative …

Oxytocin: an old hormone, a novel psychotropic drug and its possible use in treating psychiatric disorders

D Marazziti, PT Diep, S Carter… - Current Medicinal …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Oxytocin is a nonapeptide synthesized in the paraventricular and supraoptic
nuclei of the hypothalamus. Historically, this molecule has been involved as a key factor in …

Empathic disequilibrium in schizophrenia: An individual participant data meta-analysis

I Shalev, SG Shamay-Tsoory, C Montag, M Assaf… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2025 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia involves substantial social difficulties, yet their nature remains unclear.
Although empathy has been considered a promising social cognition construct, inconsistent …

Endogenous oxytocin levels are associated with facial emotion recognition accuracy but not gaze behavior in individuals with schizophrenia

MJ Spilka, WR Keller, RW Buchanan… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Difficulties in social cognition are common in individuals with schizophrenia (SZ)
and are not ameliorated by antipsychotic treatment. Intranasal oxytocin (OT) administration …

Oxytocin modulation of explicit pandemic stigma in men with varying social anxiety levels

Y Wang, J Zhu, J Wang, Y Mu - Neuropharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Stigma can create divisions within societies, hindering social cohesion and
cooperation. Notably, it has significant public health implications, especially during …

Low oxytocin levels in schizophrenia patients involved in crime and the relationship of these levels to aggression, empathy and forgiveness

S Yılmaz, P Öner, G Taşcı, Ş Kaya - The Journal of Forensic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we aimed to measure the oxytocin levels of patients with schizophrenia who
were involved in crime. A total of 130 people (50 patients with schizophrenia who had been …