love Archives - Gateway Psychiatric Excellent Psychiatric Care Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:45:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 love Archives - Gateway Psychiatric 32 32 70562394 Oxytocin in Humans https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/oxytocin-in-humans/ Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:13:55 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=9813 The February 2016 edition of Biological Psychiatry focused on the neurohormone oxytocin and its effects on both normal and abnormal human behavior as well as its potential role in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. This is apropos given that oxytocin has been described as the “love hormone” and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, but oxytocin is involved in ...

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]]> 9813 Antidepressants May Blunt Feelings of Romance https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/antidepressants-may-blunt-feelings-of-romance/ Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:29:25 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=8263 Antidepressants may blunt feelings of romance when taken long-term according to a recent study, but the way this effect shows up may be quite different in men and women. Researchers presented a study at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress which used a newly developed Sex-Attachment-Love Test (SALT) questionnaire. They looked at almost 200 adults with mild or moderate depression ...

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