| Literature DB >> 28152465 |
Brian J Sherman1, Nathaniel L Baker2, Aimee L McRae-Clark3.
Abstract
Motivational enhancement therapy (MET) is efficacious in reducing cannabis use, yet benefits are generally short-lived. Oxytocin is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that promotes prosocial behaviors and plays a role in drug-related neuroadaptations; as such, oxytocin may enhance the effect of MET on cannabis outcomes. Cannabis dependent adults were randomized to receive MET plus oxytocin (n =8) or placebo (n =8). Participants receiving oxytocin showed reductions in amount of cannabis used daily and number of sessions per day. Participants receiving placebo did not evidence significant reductions. Powered clinical trials of oxytocin-enhanced MET for cannabis use disorder are warranted.Entities:
Keywords: Cannabis; Oxytocin; Treatment
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28152465 PMCID: PMC5361569 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.01.027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry Res ISSN: 0165-1781 Impact factor: 3.222