Oxytocin in Psychiatry — ASN Events

Oxytocin in Psychiatry (#94)

Janice Russell 1
  1. The University of Sydney, Darlington, NSW, Australia
Oxytocin is a nonapeptide  synthesized in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary. The reproductive effects are well understood but recent interest has been in the prosocial arena, in brain plasticity and in its effects on anxiety and feeding. These provide a basis for some novel therapeutic applications in autistic spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, Prader Willi syndrome and eating disorders-in particular anorexia nervosa. Research in the use of oxytocin in these medical psychiatry diagnostic groups will be discussed.
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