Intranasal oxytocin for psychiatric symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis
Pooled standardized effect was small and not statistically significant (g≈0.17, 95% CI crossing zero) with high heterogeneity.
What this study tells us
This study reviewed or combined evidence from multiple studies. It can show the overall direction of a field, but its conclusion still depends on the quality and relevance of the studies it included.
Participants with mental disorders
n=1922
Pooled standardized effect was small and not statistically significant (g≈0.17, 95% CI crossing zero) with high heterogeneity.
Heterogeneous diagnoses, doses, endpoints and study quality; does not support a simple general cognitive or mood-enhancement claim.
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Key result
Pooled standardized effect was small and not statistically significant (g≈0.17, 95% CI crossing zero) with high heterogeneity.