Current Research Project

Title / Titel
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Oxytocin, couple interaction and wound healing
Summary / Zusammenfassung
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Publications / Publikationen
Ditzen, B., Schaer, M., Gabriel, B., Bodenmann, G., Ehlert, U. & Heinrichs, M. (2009). Intranasal oxytocin increases positive communication and reduces cortisol levels during couple conflict. Biological Psychiatry, in press.

Heinrichs, M. & Domes, G. (2008). Neuropeptides and social behavior: Effects of oxytocin and vasopressin in humans. Progress in Brain Research, 170, 337-350.

Ditzen, B., Schmidt, S., Strauss, B., Nater, U. M., Ehlert, U. & Heinrichs, M. (2008). Adult attachment and social support interact to reduce psychological but not cortisol responses to stress. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64, 479-486.

Ditzen, B., Neumann, I. D., Bodenmann, G., von Dawans, B., Turner, R. A., Ehlert, U. & Heinrichs, M. (2007). Effects of different kinds of couple interaction on cortisol and heart rate responses to stress in women. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32, 565-574.

Keywords / Suchbegriffe
Oxytocin, couple interaction, wound healing, stress, ecological momentary assessment, salivary cortisol, salivary alpha amylase, behavioral medicine
Project Leadership and Contacts /
Projektleitung und Kontakte
Dr. Beate Ditzen (Project Leader)b.ditzen@psychologie.uzh.ch
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ehlert (Project Leader)u.ehlert@psychologie.uzh.ch
Prof. Dr. Markus Heinrichs (Project Leader)m.heinrichs@psychologie.uzh.ch
Funding Source(s) /
Unterstützt durch
SNF (Personen- und Projektförderung)
Amount granted by the Swiss National Science Foundation: CHF 272'302
Duration of Project / Projektdauer
Jun 2009 to May 2012