Lower oxytocin plasma levels in borderline patients with unresolved attachment representations

Lower oxytocin plasma levels in borderline patients with unresolved attachment representations

Interpersonal problems and affective dysregulation are core characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD patients predominantly show unresolved attachment representations. The oxytocin (OT) system is associated with human social attachment and affiliative behavior, and OT dysregulat...

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Main Authors: Andrea eJobst, Frank ePadberg, Christine eMauer, Tanja eDaltrozzo, Christine eBauriedl-Schmidt, Lena eSabass, Nina eSarubin, Peter eFalkai, Babette eRenneberg, Peter eZill, Manuela eGander, Anna eBuchheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Borderline Personality Disorder
Oxytocin
social exclusion
social pain
cyberball
Attachment representation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00125/full

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