Affective and physiological responses to human body odors in social anxiety – a pilot study on the possible effects as a catalyst for treatment

Karolinska Institute0 个研究点目标入组 100 人开始时间: 2022年11月16日最近更新: 2024年7月8日

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•Current inclusion criteria as of 19/12/2022:
•1. Aged between 18 and 35 years
•2. Female gender
•3. A score over 30 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale in its self-report formulation (LSAS-SR)
•4. A confirmation of the disorder during a face-to-face interview
•5. Normosmic as screened with Sniffin’ Stick test
•6. No pregnancy
•7. Non-smokers
•Previous inclusion criteria:
•1. Aged between 18 and 35 years
•2. Female gender
•3. A score over 50 on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale in its self-report formulation (LSAS-SR)
•4. A confirmation of the disorder during a face-to-face interview
•5. Normosmic as screened with Sniffin’ Stick test
•6. No pregnancy
•7. Non-smokers

•1. Chronic rhinitis or other conditions that may affect the ability to perceive odors
•2. Breastfeeding
•3. Presence of other mental disorders (including substance abuse disorders) apart from major depression, chronic depression, minor depression, or dysphoria and social anxiety disorder
•4. Presence of any severe somatic or neurological conditions
•5. Use of psychotropic drugs at the moment of the recruitment (including antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics and mood stabilizers)
•6. Presently undergoing psychological therapy, presence of severe psychotic symptoms (i.e. hallucinations and/or delusions)
•7. Presence of suicidal thoughts
•8. Incapability to understand and to give an informed consent for the experiment

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Karolinska Institute