A social disorder is a type of psychiatric condition that includes social deficits and affects

social functioning A social skill is any social competence, competence facilitating Interpersonal relationship, interaction and Social Communication, communication with others where social rules and Interpersonal relationship, relations are created, Human communicat ...

. Examples of social disorders include social phobia (social anxiety disorder), autism spectrum disorders, schizophreniform disorders like

schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...

and

schizoid personality disorder Schizoid personality disorder (, often abbreviated as SzPD or ScPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a Asociality, lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency toward a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotion ...

, and certain other

personality disorder Personality disorders (PD) are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture ...

s. Oxytocin receptor agonists, like

oxytocin Oxytocin (Oxt or OT) is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. It plays a role in social bonding, reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth. Oxytocin ...

and LIT-001, are of theoretical interest in the potential medical treatment of social disorders.

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