Assessing the relationship between attachment, parental attitude and plasma oxytocin in schizophrenia patients and their unaffected siblings.

CONCLUSION: Our findings suggested that disturbance in oxytocin is associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia predisposition. In sum, therapeutic interventions that address oxytocin and over protection may influence the outcomes in this severe mental disorder. PMID: 30636461 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30636461?dopt=Abstract

Source: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry - January 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Nord J Psychiatry Source Type: research