Social disorder

A social disorder is a type of psychiatric condition that includes social deficits and affects social functioning.^[1][2] Examples of social disorders include social phobia (social anxiety disorder), autism spectrum disorders, schizophreniform disorders like schizophrenia and schizoid personality disorder, and certain other personality disorders.^[1][2]

Oxytocin receptor agonists, like oxytocin and LIT-001, are of theoretical interest in the potential medical treatment of social disorders.^[2][3]

References

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2. Meyer-Lindenberg A, Domes G, Kirsch P, Heinrichs M (August 2011). "Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: social neuropeptides for translational medicine". Nat Rev Neurosci. 12 (9): 524–38. doi:10.1038/nrn3044. PMID 21852800.
3. Hilfiger L, Zhao Q, Kerspern D, Inquimbert P, Andry V, Goumon Y, Darbon P, Hibert M, Charlet A (February 2020). "A Nonpeptide Oxytocin Receptor Agonist for a Durable Relief of Inflammatory Pain". Sci Rep. 10 (1): 3017. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59929-w. PMC 7033278. PMID 32080303.