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Posted by Michael Bell on January 28, 2009, at 22:14:02
I came across this article from the researcher who developed an oxytocin spray, and he discusses why it may not be great for social phobes after all, who he believes to have a defect with the oxytocin receptors, not oxytocin levels. Very interesting read:
http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-moral-molecule/200811/the-oxytocin-cure
Posted by Michael Bell on January 28, 2009, at 22:16:12
In reply to People with SP may have high oxytocin levels, posted by Michael Bell on January 28, 2009, at 22:14:02
Here is a link to an actual research study:
Posted by Jimmyboy on January 29, 2009, at 7:09:00
In reply to Re: People with SP may have high oxytocin levels, posted by Michael Bell on January 28, 2009, at 22:16:12
Good find, for some reason I had a feeling oxytocin was going to be pretty useless in SP. But it sounds like its prospects for helping folks with autism is promising!
Posted by Michael Bell on January 29, 2009, at 21:36:42
In reply to Re: People with SP may have high oxytocin levels, posted by Jimmyboy on January 29, 2009, at 7:09:00
> Good find, for some reason I had a feeling oxytocin was going to be pretty useless in SP. But it sounds like its prospects for helping folks with autism is promising!
True, but I don't know if it will be useless. Just giving more oxytocin might be, yes, but the article definitely says that there is a dysfunction of the oxytocin system. I especially like the following part of the article:
"The first important finding is that 98% of the hundreds of people I have tested release oxytocin properly when they are trusted. THOMAS (The Human Oxytocin Mediated Attachment System) motivates a desire to interact with others, and those whose brains release a spike of oxytocin reciprocate the trust they have been shown. Now, the other 2% of people I have tested have dysregulated oxytocin-typically high and non-responsive to signals of trust. These people do not develop strong attachments to others.
In research with Dr. Elizabeth Hoge and her colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, I have also found those diagnosed with social anxiety disorder have high and dysregulated oxytocin."
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