Low oxytocin levels are broadly associated with more pronounced psychopathology in anorexia nervosa with primarily restricting but not binge/purge eating behavior

Low oxytocin levels are broadly associated with more pronounced psychopathology in anorexia nervosa with primarily restricting but not binge/purge eating behavior

ObjectiveAnorexia nervosa (AN) is commonly associated with depression, anxiety, and deficits in socioemotional functioning. Basal levels of oxytocin, a neurohormone with antidepressant, anxiolytic, and prosocial properties, are low in women with AN. However, the relationship between oxytocin and psy...

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Main Authors: Franziska Plessow, Francesca Galbiati, Kamryn T. Eddy, Madhusmita Misra, Karen K. Miller, Anne Klibanski, Anna Aulinas, Elizabeth A. Lawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
anorexia nervosa
binge/purge behavior
dietary restriction
oxytocin
psychopathology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.1049541/full

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