Inverse effects of oxytocin on attributing mental activity to others in depressed and healthy subjects: A double-blind placebo controlled fMRI study

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue OCT, 2010, Pages

  Pincus, David ^a   Kose, Samet ^b,c,d   Arana, Ashley ^b   Johnson, Kevin ^b,c   Morgan, Paul S ^b,c   Borckardt, Jeffrey ^b,c   Herbsman, Tal ^e   Hardaway, Fran ^b   George, Mark S ^b,c,f   Panksepp, Jaak ^g   Nahas, Ziad ^b,c  

^a SUMMA Health   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^f RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Fmri; Mentalization; Oxytocin; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858706576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2010.00134     Document Type: Article

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