Effect of intranasal oxytocin combination therapy with applied behavior analysis on social impairments in pediatric’s children with autism spectrum disorder

Background The use of oxytocin as a therapy to treat social deficiencies in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is gaining popularity. This study aimed to determine oxytocin nasal spray’s effect in combination with applied behavior analysis (ABA) method in improving social impairments in pediatrics with...

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Published in:Middle East current psychiatry (Cairo) 2023-12, Vol.30 (1), p.35-9, Article 35
Main Authors: Karbasi, Afsaneh, Shafiezadegan Isfahani, Safie, Maracy, Mohammad R., Sabzghabaee, Ali Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied behavior analysis
Autism spectrum disorder
Autistic children
Cognition & reasoning
Combination therapy
Communication
Dopamine
Hormones
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Oxytocin
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Social interaction
Statistical analysis
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Summary:Background The use of oxytocin as a therapy to treat social deficiencies in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is gaining popularity. This study aimed to determine oxytocin nasal spray’s effect in combination with applied behavior analysis (ABA) method in improving social impairments in pediatrics with ASD. Results Our study’s main findings have revealed that intervention with INT-OXT compared to NS effectively reduced the ASD index and stereotyped behaviors on the GARS-2 scale ( p  
ISSN:2090-5416
2090-5408
2090-5416
DOI:10.1186/s43045-023-00300-w