Bonding after trauma: On the role of social support and the oxytocin system in traumatic stress

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Olff, Miranda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bonding; Oxytocin; Psychobiology; PTSD; Social support; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976499120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.18597     Document Type: Article

References (78)

1. Ahern, J., Galea, S., Fernandez, W. G., Koci, B., Waldman, R., & Vlahov, D. (2004). Gender, social support, and posttraumatic stress in postwar Kosovo. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 192, 762-770.
2. Amico, J. A., Mantella, R. C., Vollmer, R. R., & Li, X. (2004). Anxiety and stress responses in female oxytocin deficient mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 16, 319-324.
3. Andrews, B., Brewin, C. R., & Rose, S. (2003). Gender, social support, and PTSD in victims of violent crime. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 16, 421-427.
4. Bales, K. L., Boone, E., Epperson, P., Hoffman, G., & Carter, C. S. (2011). Are behavioral effects of early experience mediated by oxytocin? Front Psychiatry, 2, 24. Epub 2011 May 9.
5. Bao, A.-M., Fischer, D. F., Wu, Y.-H., et al. (2006). A direct androgenic involvement in the expression of human corticotropin-releasing hormone. Molecular Psychiatry, 11, 567-576.
6. Bao, A.-M., Hestiantoro, A., Van Someren, E. J. W., Swaab, D. F., & Zhou, J.-N. (2005). Colocalization of corticotropin-releasing hormone and oestrogen receptor in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in mood disorders. Brain, 128, 1301-1313.
7. Bartz, J., Simeon, D., Hamilton, H., Kim, S., Crystal, S., Braun, A., et al. (2011). Oxytocin can hinder trust and cooperation in borderline personality disorder. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 6, 556-563.
8. Bisson, J. I., Tavakoly, B., Witteveen, A. B., Ajdukovic, D., Jehel, L., Johansen, V. J., et al. (2010). TENTS guidelines: Development of post-disaster psychosocial care guidelines through a Delphi process. British Journal of Psychiatry, 196(1), 69-74.
9. Boscarino, J. A. (2008). A prospective study of PTSD and early-age heart disease mortality among Vietnam veterans: Implications for surveillance and prevention. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70, 668-676.
10. Boscarino, J.A., & Figley, C. R. (2009). The impact of repression, hostility, and post-traumatic stress disorder on all-cause mortality: A prospective 16-year follow-up study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197, 461-466.
11. Bradley, R., Greene, J., Russ, E., Dutra, L., & Westen, D. (2005). A multidimensional meta-analysis of psychotherapy for PTSD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 214-227.
12. Breslau, N., Davis, G. C., Andreski, P., & Peterson, E. (1991). Traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder in an urban population of young adults. Archives of General Psychiatry, 48, 216-222.
13. Broekman, B. F. R., Olff, M., & Boer, F. (2007). The genetic background to PTSD. Neurosciences & Biobehavioral Reviews, 31(3), 348-362.
14. Carter, C. S., DeVries, A. C., & Getz, L. L. (1995). Physiological substrates of mammalian monogamy: the prairie vole model. Neurosciences & Biobehavioral Reviews, 19(2), 303-314.
15. Chang, S. W. C., Barter, J. W., Becket Ebitza, R., Watson, K. K., & Platt, M. L. (2012). Inhaled oxytocin amplifies both vicarious reinforcement and self reinforcement in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109, 959-964.
16. Cloitre, M. (2009). Effective psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: A review and critique. CNS Spectrums, 14(Suppl 1), 32-43.
17. Croezen, S., Haveman-Nies, A., Picavet, H. S., Smid, E. A., De Groot, C. P., Van 't Veer, P., et al. (2010). Positive and negative experiences of social support and long-term mortality among middle-aged Dutch people. American Journal of Epidemiology, 172, 173-179.
18. De Dreu, C. K. W., Greer, L. L., Handgraaf, M. J. J., Shalvi, S., Van Kleef, G. A., Baas, M., et al. (2010). The neuropeptide oxytocin regulates parochial altruism in intergroup conflict among humans. Science, 328, 1408-1411.
19. De Graaf, R., Bijl, R. V., Smit, F., Vollebergh, W. A., & Spijker, J. (2002). Risk factors for 12-month comorbidity of mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders: findings from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159, 620-629.
20. De Vries, G. J., & Olff, M. (2009). The lifetime prevalence of traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder in the Netherlands. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 259-267.
21. Domes, G., Lischke, A., Berger, C., Grossmann, A., Hauenstein, K., Heinrichs, M., et al. (2010). Effects of intranasal oxytocin on emotional face processing in women. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 35, 83-93.
22. Eriksson, C. B., Cardozo, B. L., Foy, D. W., Sabin, M., Ager, A., Snider, L. et al. (2012 in press). Pre-deployment mental health and trauma exposure of expatriate humanitarian aid workers: Risk and resilience factors. Traumatology. [Epub ahead of print]
23. Fries, A. B., Ziegler, T. E., Kurian, J. R., Jacoris, S., & Pollak, S. D. (2005). Early experience in humans is associated with changes in neuropeptides critical for regulating social behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U S A, 102(47), 17237-17240.
24. Gersons, B. P. R., & Olff, M. (Red.) (2005). Treatment strategies for posttramatic strsss disorders. Behandelingsstrategieën bij posttraumatische stress-stoornissen. Houten: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum.
25. Goenjian, A. K., Bailey, J. N., Walling, D. P., Steinberg, A. M., Schmidt, D., Dandekar, U., et al. (2012). Association of TPH1, TPH2, and 5HTTLPR with PTSD and depressive symptoms. Journal of Affective Disorders. [Epub ahead of print]
26. Gulpinar, M. A., & Yegen, B. C. (2004). The physiology of learning and memory: Role of peptides and stress. Current Protein & Peptide Science, 5, 457-473.
27. Haagsma, J. A., Polinder, S., Olff, M., Toet, H., Bonsel, G. J., & van Beeck, E. F. (2012). Posttraumatic stress symptoms and healthrelated quality of life: A two year follow-up study of injury treated at the Emergency Department. BMC Psychiatry, 12, 1. DOI:10.1186/1471-244X-12-1
28. Heim, C., Young, L., Newport, D., Mletzko, T., Miller, A., & Nemeroff, C. (2008). Lower CSF oxytocin concentrations in women with a history of childhood abuse. Molecular Psychiatry, 14, 954-958.
29. Heinrichs, M., Baumgartner, T., Kirschbaum, C., & Ehlert, U. (2003). Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress. Biological Psychiatry, 54, 1389-1398.
30. Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., & Layton, J. B. (2010). Social relationships and mortality risk: A meta-analytic review. PLoS Medicine/Public Library of Science, 7, e1000316.
31. Jansen, L., Luijten, H., & Bakker, N. (Eds.). (2009a). Vincent van Gogh *The Letters. The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition. (Vol. 6). Amsterdam (ISBN 9789089641021, 2009, 2240 blz., 1, Amsterdam University Press): Thames & Hudson, (374, Br. 1990: 378 j CL: 313, The Hague, 17 August 1883)
32. Jansen, L., Luijten, H. and Bakker, N. (Eds.). (2009b). Vincent van Gogh *The Letters. The Complete Illustrated and Annotated Edition. (Vol. 6). Amsterdam (ISBN 9789089641021, 2009, 2240 blz., 1, Amsterdam University Press): Thames & Hudson, (650, Br. 1990: 652 j CL: 514, Arles, 29 July 1888)
33. Kessler, R. C., Sonnega, A., Bromet, E., & Hughes, M. (1995). Posttraumatic stress disorder in the National Comorbidity Study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 156, 115-123.
34. Kilpatrick, D. G., Koenen, K. C., Ruggiero, K. J., Acierno, R., Galea, S., Resnick, H. S., et al. (2007). The serotonin transporter genotype and social support and moderation of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in hurricaneexposed adults. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 1693-1699.
35. Kirsch, P., Esslinger, C., Chen, Q., Mier, D., Lis, S., Siddhanti, S., et al. (2005). Oxytocin modulates neural circuitry for social cognition and fear in humans. Journal of Neuroscience, 25, 11489-11493.
36. Konner, M. (2004). The ties that bind. Nature, 429, 705-705.
37. Kubzansky, L. D., Mendes, W. B., Appleton, A. A., Block, J., & Adler, G. K. (2012). A heartfelt response: Oxytocin effects on response to social stress in men and women. Biol Psychol, 2012 Apr; 90(1), 1-9.
38. Lindauer, R. J. L., Booij, J., Habraken, J. B. A., Uylings, H., Olff, M., Carlier, I. V. E., et al. (2004b). Cerebral blood flow changes during script-driven imagery in police officers with posttraumatic stress disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 56(11), 853-861.
39. Lindauer, R. J. L., Vlieger, E. J., Jalink, M., Olff, M., Carlier, I. V. E., Majoie, C. B. L. M., et al. (2004a). Smaller hippocampal volume in Dutch police officers with posttraumatic stress disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 56, 356-363.
40. Lischke, A., Gamer, M., Berger, C., Grossmann, A., Hauenstein, K., Heinrichs, M., Herpertz, SC., & Domes, G. (2012). Oxytocin increases amygdala reactivity to threatening scenes in females. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2012 Feb 22. [Epub ahead of print]
41. Martin-Peña, J., Rodríguez-Carballeira, A., Escartín, J., Porrúa, C., & Olff, M. (2011). Taxonomy of the psychosocial consequences caused by the violence of persecution of ETA's network. Spanish Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 172-182.
42. Meewisse, M. L., Olff, M., Kleber, R., Kitchiner, N. J., & Gersons, B. P. (2011). The course of mental health disorders after a disaster: Predictors and comorbidity. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24(4), 405-413. DOI: 10.1002/jts.20663. Epub 2011 Aug 3.
43. Meewisse, M. L., Reitsma, J. B., de Vries, G. J., Gersons, B. P., & Olff, M. (2007). Cortisol and post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 191, 387-392.
44. Mehta, D., & Binder, E. B. (2012). Gene x environment vulnerability factors for PTSD: The HPA-axis. Neuropharmacology, 62, 654-662.
45. Mouthaan, J., Sijbrandij, M., Reitsma, J., Gersons, B., & Olff, M. (2011). Internet-based prevention of posttraumatic stress symptoms in injured trauma patients: Design of a randomized controlled trial. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology, 2. DOI:10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.8294
46. Nicolai, N. (2009). Chronische stress, sekse en gender. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 51, 569-577.
47. Nijdam, M. J., Gersons, B. P. R., & Olff, M. (2010). Dutch politicians' coping with terrorist threat. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197, 328-329.
48. Nijdam, M. J., Gersons, B. P., Reitsma, J. B., de Jongh, A., & Olff, M. (2012). Brief eclectic psychotherapy v. eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: Randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200, 224-231.
49. Ochsner, K. N., Bunge, S. A., Gross, J. J., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2002). Rethinking feelings: An FMRI study of the cognitive regulation of emotion. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 14, 1215-1229.
50. Olff, M. (2010). European Journal of Psychotraumatology: The European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies launches new journal. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 1. DOI:10.3402/ejpt.v1i0.5768.
51. Olff, M., & Bindslev, A. (2011). One year later. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2. DOI:10.3402/ejpt.v2i0.15546.
52. Olff, M., de Vries, G. J., Güzelcan, Y., Assies, J., & Gersons, B. P. R. (2007). Changes in cortisol and DHEA plasma levels after psychotherapy for PTSD. Psychoneuroendocinology, 32(6), 619-626.
53. Olff, M., Güzelcan, Y., de Vries, G.-J., Assies, J., & Gersons, B. P. R. (2006). HPA-and HPT-axis alterations in chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychoneuroendocinology, 31(10), 1220-1230.
54. Olff, M., Langeland, W., & Gersons, B. P. R. (2005). The psychobiology of PTSD: Coping with trauma. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30, 974-982.
55. Olff, M., Langeland, W., Witteveen, A. B., & Denys, D. (2010). A psychobiological rationale for oxytocin in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. CNS Spectrums, 15(8), 522-530.
56. Phan, K. L., Fitzgerald, D. A., Nathan, P. J., Moore, G. J., Uhde, T. W., & Tancer, M. E. (2005). Neural substrates for voluntary suppression of negative affect: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Biological Psychiatry, 57, 210-219.
57. Pitman, R. K., Orr, S. P., & Lasko, N. B. (1993). Effects of intranasal vasopressin and oxytocin on physiologic responding during personal combat imagery in Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Research, 48, 107-117.
58. Polak, A. R., Witteveen, A. B., Reitsma, J. B., & Olff, M. (2012). The role of executive function in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders. [Epub ahead of print]
59. Quidé, Y., Witteveen, A. B., El-Hage, W., Veltman, D. J., & Olff, M. (2012). Differences between effects of psychological versus pharmacological treatments on functional and morphological brain alterations in anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder: A systematic review. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 36, 626-644.
60. Quirk, G. J., & Mueller, D. (2008). Neural mechanisms of extinction learning and retrieval. Neuropsychopharmacology, 33, 56-72.
61. Rauch, S. L., Whalen, P. J., McInerney, S. C., Macklin, M. L., Lasko, N. B., Orr, S. P., et al. (2000). Exaggerated amygdala response to masked facial stimuli in posttraumatic stress disorder: A functional MRI study. Biological Psychiatry, 47, 769-776.
62. Rauch, S. L., Shin, L. M., & Phelps, E. A. (2006). Neurocircuitry models of posttraumatic stress disorder and extinction: Human neuroimaging research*past, present, and future. Biological Psychiatry, 60, 376-382.
63. Roberts, N. P., Kitchiner, N. J., Kenardy, J., & Bisson, J. I. (2009). Systematic review and meta-analysis of multiple-session early interventions following traumatic events. American Journal of Psychiatry, 166, 293-301.
64. Sailer, U., Robinson, S., Fischmeister, F. P., Konig, D., Oppenauer, C., Lueger-Schuster, B., et al. (2008). Altered reward processing in the nucleus accumbens and mesial prefrontal cortex of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Neuropsychologia, 46, 2836-2844.
65. Sherman, D. K., Kim, H. S., & Taylor, S. E. (2009). Culture and social support: Neural bases and biological impact. Progress in Brain Research, 178, 227-237.
66. Shin, L. M., & Liberzon, I. (2010). The neurocircuitry of fear, stress, and anxiety disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology, 35(1), 169-191.
67. Sijbrandij, M., Olff, M., Reitsma, J. B., Carlier, I. V. E., De Vries, M. H., & Gersons, B. P. R. (2007). Treatment of acute posttraumatic stress disorder with brief cognitive behavioral therapy: A randomized, controlled trial. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 82-90.
68. Sijbrandij, M., Olff, M., Reitsma, J. B., Carlier, I. V. E., & Gersons, B. P. R. (2006). Emotional or educational debriefing after psychological trauma, a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 189, 150-155.
69. Shamay-Tsoory, S. G., Fischer, M., Dvash, J., Harari, H., Perach-Bloom, N., & Levkovitz, Y. (2009). Intranasal administration of oxytocin increases envy and schadenfreude (gloating). Biol Psychiatry, Nov 1;66(9), 864-70.
70. Taylor, S. E., Klein, L. C., Lewis, B. P., Gruenewald, T. L., Gurung, R. A., & Updegraff, J. A. (2000). Biobehavioral responses to stress in females: Tend-and-befriend, not fight-or-flight. Psychological Review, 107(3), 411-429.
71. True, W. R., Rice, J., Eisen, S. A., Heath, A. C., Goldberg, J., Lyons, M. J., et al. (1993). A twin study of genetic and environmental contributions to liability for posttraumatic stress symptoms. Archives of General Psychiatry, 50, 257-264.
72. van Zuiden, M., Geuze, E., Willemen, H. L. D. M., Vermetten, E., Maas, M., Heijnen, C. J. et al. (2011). Pre-existing high glucocorticoid receptor number predicting development of posttraumatic stress symptoms after military deployment. American Journal of Psychiatry, 168, 89-96. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10050706
73. Vermetten, E., & Bremner, J. D. (2002). Circuits and systems in stress. II. Applications to neurobiology and treatment in posttraumatic stress disorder. Depression Anxiety, 16(1), 14-38.
74. Weismann, M. M., Nerai, Y., Das, A., Feder, A., Blanco, C., Lantigua, R., et al. (2005). Gender differences in posttraumatic stress disorder among primary care patients after the World Trade Center attack of September 11, 2001. Gender Medicine, 2, 76-87.
75. Yatzkar, U., & Klein, E. (2009). Intranasal oxytocin in patients with post traumatic stress disorder: A single dose, pilot double blind crossover study. Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology, S84.
76. Yee, J. (2012). Amsterdam: Grand Rounds Department of Psychiatry.
77. Yehuda, R. (2001). Biology of posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 62(Suppl. 17), 41-46.
78. Yehuda, R., Bierer, L., Pratchett, L., & Malowney, M. (2010). Glucocorticoid augmentation of prolonged exposure therapy: Rationale and case report. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 1. DOI:10.3402/ejpt.v1i0.5643.