CellWell record HH-60844
Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress
Heinrichs M; Baumgartner T; Kirschbaum C; Ehlert U
Biological psychiatry ยท 2003
In plain language
In 37 healthy men given 24 IU intranasal oxytocin or placebo before a public speaking stress task, support from a friend lowered salivary cortisol, and oxytocin plus that support gave the lowest cortisol and least anxiety.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
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