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This version was published on September 1, 2006
Journal of Psychopharmacology, Vol. 20, No. 5, 656-660 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0269881106060512

Plasma oxytocin levels in depression and their correlation with the temperament dimension of reward dependence

Caroline J. Bell

Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand

Helen Nicholson

Anatomy and Structural Biology, Health Sciences, Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin, New Zealand

Roger T. Mulder

Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand

Sue E. Luty

Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand

Peter R. Joyce

Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand

Evidence suggests that the neuropeptide oxytocin plays a role in social affiliation. This behaviour may be related more to personality dimensions than specific psychiatric diagnoses. This study investigated the relationship between plasma oxytocin levels and personality dimensions using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in 60 outpatients with major depression. The strongest correlation was between plasma oxytocin levels and the temperament dimension of Reward Dependence (0.425 Pearson correlation). This suggested that 17% of the variance in plasma oxytocin levels was explained by the Reward Dependence scores. There was a significant positive correlation between plasma oxytocin levels and the Reward Dependence personality dimension

Key Words: oxytocin • depression • reward dependence • personality dimensions


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