The Influence of an Attachment-Related Stimulus on Oxytocin Reactivity in Poly-Drug Users Undergoing Maintenance Therapy Compared to Healthy Controls

The Influence of an Attachment-Related Stimulus on Oxytocin Reactivity in Poly-Drug Users Undergoing Maintenance Therapy Compared to Healthy Controls

BackgroundSubstance use disorders (SUDs) have been described as a dysfunctional way to compensate for deficiencies in that person’s underlying attachment system. Furthermore, the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT), which is a critical component of the neurobiology of the attachment system, has been shown to...

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Main Authors: Jürgen Fuchshuber, Jasmin Tatzer, Michaela Hiebler-Ragger, Florian Trinkl, Andreas Kimmerle, Anita Rinner, Anna Buchheim, Silke Schrom, Beate Rinner, Klaus Leber, Thomas Pieber, Elisabeth Weiss, Andrew J. Lewis, Hans-Peter Kapfhammer, Human Friedrich Unterrainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
attachment
maintenance treatment
poly drug use
oxytocin
substance use disorder
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.460506/full

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