Oxytocin Nasal Spray May Help Combat Loneliness: Study

Oxytocin shows promise as an aid to counseling and potentially other interventions.

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The spring and summer months, which typically mean connecting with friends and family, tend to be the peak season of loneliness.

But a new therapeutic may help ease those distressing feelings of disconnection. Researchers have found that oxytocin—the so-called bonding hormone—can improve people’s ability to form meaningful social connections and decrease acute loneliness.