Oxytocin is a hormone that is produced in hypothalamus and is released by posterior pituitary.This hormone plays an important role in a positive emotion while socially bonding.It has a positive impact on overall psychological stability.It has a role to modulate the fear and anxiety as well.In several studies related to anxiety related disorders intranasal oxytocin is shown to improve social and emotional bonding.But no hormones can influence the behaviors directly.It may affect thinking and emotions in diffrent ways.So more studies have to be done to explore the activities and behavioral changes due to oxytocin in human anxiety disorders.The titles for a report regarding oxytocin and anxiety- 'Involvement of oxytocin in anxiety related behaviors', 'Response of Oxytocin to anxiety and stress','Oxitocin-A possible anxiety drug'.
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