Oxytocin and psychotherapy: a pilot study of its physiological, behavioral and subjective effects in males with depression.

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Psychoneuroendocrinology

• Publication date

  2013-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.05.014PMID 23810433
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