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Title

Oxytocin Level and Depression Risk in Elderly Iraqi Population.

Authors

Habash, Noor K.; Abdul-Hussain, Meena M.; jasim, Khalid M.; Khazaal, Ammar L.

Abstract

Depression is a global problem across the world with high morbidity. Abnormalities in the neuroendocrine, neurohypophyseal system and immune systems have been reported in depression. The possible connection of Oxytocin in psychiatric disorder might predict the risk of depression. Aim of the Study: Estimation of Oxytocin level in individual could be at risk of depression according to their life style as a resident in nursing home and age compared with currently depressed patients and control volunteers and identify the correlation of Oxytocin concentration with the severity of depression. Patients and Method: Thirty three patients diagnosed with depression (21 male and 9 female). Thirty five normal control subjects (19 male and 11 female) and seventy volunteers who reside at nursing home (45 male and 25 female). ELISA technique used to measure the Oxytocin levels. Results: The study found that the Oxytocin value is reduced in patients with depressive disorder compared with control group and similarly values of the third group included in this study to depressive patients levels in which reduction of Oxytocin level. There is a significant association of decreased oxytocin with the severity of depression. Conclusion: Low concentration of Oxytocin in both patients of depression and tested subjects as group at depression risk compared to normal control reveals that estimation of Oxytocin can be used for prediction of early onset of depression particularly in population with increased other risk factors of development of depressive disorders.

Subjects

OXYTOCIN; NURSING home residents; MENTAL depression

Publication

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 10, p2341

ISSN

0976-0245

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.5958/0976-5506.2019.03207.8

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