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ReviewNeuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater2018

[Oxytocin and the mechanisms of alcohol dependence].

Till Faehrmann, Gerald Zernig, Sergei Mechtcheriakov

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Review in Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Till FaehrmannDepartment Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Österreich.
Gerald ZernigDepartment Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Abteilung für Experimentelle Psychiatrie, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Österreich.
Sergei MechtcheriakovDepartment Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Österreich. s.mechtcheriakov@i-med.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7634-3227
Innsbruck Medical University · AT

Funding

Medical University of Innsbruck Project D‑151810-011-013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the crucial purposes of treating alcohol-dependent patients is to enhance their ability to stay abstinent after detoxification therapy. Anxiety and stress vulnerability are the main factors provoking alcohol craving and relapse. In the first months of abstinence, alcohol-dependent patients frequently show sleep disturbances, irritability and depression, indicating chronic activation of stress pathways. In addition, the loss of confidence in interpersonal interactions results in social withdrawal and reduced willingness to participate in therapeutic programs.Current research shows that the peptide hormone oxytocin exerts substantial anxiolytic effects and facilitates prosocial behavior. Oxytocin can be safely applied as intranasal preparation. Oxytocin acts by inhibiting the effects of the corticotropin-releasing factor on GABAergic interneurons in the amygdala and paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus.Recent research strongly suggests that application of oxytocin may beneficially influence the mechanisms of relapse and craving by reduction of anxiety, stress vulnerability and social withdrawal in abstinent alcohol-dependent patients.This article reviews neurobiological mechanisms of oxytocin effects on stress-related pathways and discusses the potential use of oxytocin in the treatment of alcohol addiction.

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Administration, IntranasalAdrenocorticotropic HormoneAlcoholismAmygdalaAnimalsAnxietyArousalCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneCravinggamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansInterneuronsNeural PathwaysOxytocinParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusStress, PsychologicalAdrenocorticotropic HormoneCorticotropin-Releasing Hormonegamma-Aminobutyric AcidOxytocinAlcohol dependenceAmygdalaAnxietyOxytocinStress

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PMID28639210
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