The role of oxytocin as an indicator of outcome and therapeutic alliance.

IF 1.6 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Chiara Durante, Giulia Di Vincenzo, Alessandra Minutoli, Giampaolo Nicolais, Valeria Carola
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Abstract

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide produced by the hypothalamus and involved in numerous functions, such as labor and breastfeeding. The literature has highlighted the critical role of this hormone in interpersonal relationships - particularly in mother-child and sentimental relationships - implicating it in attachment bonds. Several recent studies have examined the activation of oxytocin in the psychotherapeutic relationship. This narrative review article describes the modulation of the oxytocinergic axis in patients and therapists, based on a review of papers identified through searches of PsycINFO, PubMed, and RivistaWeb, from January 2015 to May 2024. The results of this literature review support the hypothesis that changes in oxytocin levels during interactions between therapist and patient are associated with the therapeutic process by activating the attachment system. Furthermore, this mechanism does not appear to be influenced by the therapist's theoretical model of reference but rather by their ability to empathize with the patient. In conclusion, this mini-review highlights the significant function of oxytocin as a potential biomarker for assessing the patient-therapist relationship, identifying a biological substrate of the therapeutic alliance.

催产素作为预后指标和治疗联盟的作用。
催产素是一种由下丘脑产生的神经肽,参与许多功能,如分娩和母乳喂养。文献强调了这种激素在人际关系中的关键作用——特别是在母子关系和情感关系中——暗示了它在依恋关系中的作用。最近的几项研究调查了催产素在心理治疗关系中的激活。这篇叙述性综述文章描述了患者和治疗师的催产素轴的调节,基于对2015年1月至2024年5月期间通过PsycINFO、PubMed和RivistaWeb搜索确定的论文的综述。本文献综述的结果支持这样的假设,即在治疗师和患者之间的互动过程中,催产素水平的变化通过激活依恋系统与治疗过程有关。此外,这种机制似乎不受治疗师的理论参考模型的影响,而是受他们与患者共情的能力的影响。总之,这篇小型综述强调了催产素作为评估患者-治疗师关系的潜在生物标志物的重要功能,确定了治疗联盟的生物学基础。
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