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Additional intranasal oxytocin to escitalopram improves depressive symptoms in resistant depression: An open trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

G. Scantamburlo ,
M. Hansenne ,
V. Geenen ,
J.J. Legros  and
M. Ansseau
G. Scantamburlo*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Psychoneuroendocrinology Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
M. Hansenne
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
V. Geenen
Affiliation:
Immunoendocrinology Center, GIGA3, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
J.J. Legros
Affiliation:
Departement of Endocrinology, Psychoneuroendocrinology Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
M. Ansseau
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Psychoneuroendocrinology Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
*
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +32 4 366 79 60. E-mail address:[email protected] (G. Scantamburlo).
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Abstract

The aim of this open trial was to assess the antidepressant/anxiolytic effects of oxytocin used as an adjunct to antidepressant in treatment-resistant depression. Fourteen patients, who have not responded to 40 mg of escitalopram, received intranasal synthetic oxytocin during 4 weeks, in association with antidepressant. This is the first open trial study suggesting OT in association with escitalopram significantly reduced scores on Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

Keywords

Major depressionIntranasal oxytocinAnxiety
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Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , pp. 65 - 68
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Copyright © Elsevier Masson SAS 2015

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