Study type: Human research · Status: Verified against declared source
Oxytocin and social functioning
2017
Study scale: The acute and chronic anxiolytic effects of oxytocin have been demonstrated in a number of rodent studies.49 One method of evaluation used is the elevated plus maze (EPM).
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Product or molecular entity relationships
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Plain-language verified summary
Question
Not reported in the reviewed source.
Methods
The acute and chronic anxiolytic effects of oxytocin have been demonstrated in a number of rodent studies.49 One method of evaluation used is the elevated plus maze (EPM).
Scale or participants
The acute and chronic anxiolytic effects of oxytocin have been demonstrated in a number of rodent studies.49 One method of evaluation used is the elevated plus maze (EPM).
Key findings
Social anxiety is a form of anxiety characterized by continuous fear of one or more social or performance situations.
Limitations and uncertainty
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) defines social anxiety disorder as a “persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others.”5 Social anxiety occurs on a wide spectrum ranging from mild adaptive fear to a maladaptive disorder, severely impacting an individual's life.
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