Decreased Blood Levels of Oxytocin in Ketamine-Dependent Patients During Early Abstinence
Journal
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Journal Volume
9
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Abstract
We found a distinctively reduced oxytocin level in KD patients and the level did not normalize after early abstinence. Lower oxytocin might be associated with anxious phenotype of ketamine dependence. These results suggest that oxytocin system dysregulated following chronic ketamine abuse and might provide insight in evaluating the potential therapeutic use of oxytocin for treating ketamine dependence.
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Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A.
Type
journal article