Acute intranasal oxytocin improves positive self-perceptions of personality

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 741-749

  Cardoso, Christopher ^a   Ellenbogen, Mark A ^a   Linnen, Anne Marie ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Extraversion; Intranasal oxytocin; Openness; Personality; Positive emotion; Self perception; Trust

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT WORRY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867277099     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2527-6     Document Type: Article

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