Clinical Trial: Social Safety Learning in the Brain Oxytocin System
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Social Phobia
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Social Safety Learning in the Brain Oxytocin System
Brief Summary:
The investigators are conducting this research study to examine whether oxytocin enhances social safety learning (learning safety through the experience of another individual) in people with social anxiety disorder (SAD) compared to healthy volunteers.Oxytocin is a hormone that can also act as a chemical messenger in the brain.Oxytocin plays a role in a number of functions, including responding to fear and social interactions.In this study, the investigators would like to compare the effects of oxytocin and…
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