INTRANASAL ADMINSITRATION OF OXYTOCIN IN POSTNATAL DEPRESSION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY FROM A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PILOT STUDY
Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that is active in the central nervous system and is generally considered to be involved in prosocial behaviors and feelings. In light of its documented positive effect on maternal behaviour, we designed a study to ascertain whether oxytocin exerts any therapeutic effects o...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00426/full |