Low oxytocin levels are broadly associated with more pronounced psychopathology in anorexia nervosa with primarily restricting but not binge/purge eating behavior
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DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1049541
Abstract: Objective Anorexia nervosa (AN) is commonly associated with depression, anxiety, and deficits in socioemotional functioning. Basal levels of oxytocin, a neurohormone with antidepressant, anxiolytic, and prosocial properties, are low in women with AN. However, the… read more here.
Keywords: anorexia nervosa; oxytocin levels; neurobiology; psychopathology ... See more keywords