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The psychobiology of burnout: are there two different syndromes?

Tops M, Boksem MA, Wijers AA, van Duinen H, Den Boer JA, Meijman TF, Korf J

Neuropsychobiology18 Jul 2007Cited by 29 (Europe PMC)

PMID17641533 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1159/000106056 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-17641533
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Results from this study1

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Natural levels measured1

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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    In women with burnout, those with low prolactin tended to have low plasma oxytocin levels.

    In plain wordsIn women with burnout, those with low prolactin tended to have low natural oxytocin levels.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreasePlasma oxytocin in low-prolactin burnout subjects
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Stress hormones · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The low prolactin burnouts had profoundly low attachment scores and tended to have low oxytocin levels.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    In this double-blind within-subject study, we treated 9 female burnout subjects and 9 controls with 35 mg cortisol and placebo orally.
    Summary · context
    We measured state affect and plasma prolactin, oxytocin, cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone levels, and administered an attachment questionnaire.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 20:03 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:51 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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