Neuroendocrine mechanisms of stress and social interaction: Implications for mental disorders
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of the present review is to consider further evidence for the role of neuroendocrine mechanisms in mental disorders by focusing on recent trends and advances in the field of psychoneuroendocrinology. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent studies confirm the importance of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis for the development and course of mental disorders. Notably, the neuropeptide oxytocin has been shown to reduce the responsiveness of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to social stress and to improve social approach behavior. A better understanding of the neuroendocrine mechanisms of action underlying normal behavior has recently been translated to studies investigating novel therapeutic approaches using hormone administration. SUMMARY: Neuroendocrine systems relevant to behavior clearly demonstrate their impact for the field of psychiatry. Further neuroendocrine research provides insight into the origins of mental disorders both from an etiological perspective and an interventional perspective.
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- Authors
- Heinrichs, M., & Gaab, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Heinrichs, Markus
- Gaab, Jens
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2007-03
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 158-162
- ISSN
- 0951-7367 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2068685400
- Cited by
- 79
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Universität Zürich
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Keywords
- neuroendocrine mechanisms, mental illness, psychoneuroendocrinology, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, oxytocin, social stress, social interaction, social approach behavior, hormone therapy, etiology of mental disorders
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Arousal, Mental Disorders, Brain, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Interpersonal Relations, Life Change Events, Oxytocin, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Risk Factors
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