The association between salivary oxytocin, age, and puberty in children with and without OCD

The association between salivary oxytocin, age, and puberty in children with and without OCD

Abstract The oxytocin system has been thought to contribute to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Few studies, only involving adults, have investigated this hypothesis and have found inconsistent results regarding oxytocin system activity and OCD. We investigated whether salivary oxytocin concentr...

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Main Authors: Anna-Rosa Cecilie Mora-Jensen, Line Katrine Harder Clemmensen, Manja Gersholm Grønberg, Eli R. Lebowitz, Daniel S. Quintana, Niklas Rye Jørgensen, Charlotte Sewerin Larsen, Lasse Kristoffer Bak, Gitte Lund Christensen, Linea Pretzmann, Valdemar Uhre, Sofie Heidenheim Christensen, Camilla Uhre, Nicoline Løcke Jepsen Korsbjerg, Christine Lykke Thoustrup, Julie Hagstrøm, Melanie Ritter, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Anne Katrine Pagsberg, Nicole Nadine Lønfeldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Oxytocin
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Children
Adolescents
Pubertal stage
Age
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80194-8
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