Abstract
Purpose Patients often report reductions in negative affect in response to biofield and touch interventions. While reasons for improvement remain unclear, current theory and evidence suggest the need to examine oxytocin as well as placebo mechanisms. We investigated changes in negative affect (NA) during an acute session of verum or touch-based healing, and related NA changes to placebo elements, plasma oxytocin changes, and the oxytocin receptor (OXTR SNP rs53576) polymorphism (which has been associated with psychological sensitivity to social context).
Highlights
Patients often report reductions in negative affect in response to biofield and touch interventions
Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) variation is associated with enhanced affective and placebo conditioning to touch-based complementary interventions
We investigated changes in negative affect (NA) during an acute session of verum or touch-based healing, and related NA changes to placebo elements, plasma oxytocin changes, and the oxytocin receptor (OXTR SNP rs53576) polymorphism
Summary
Patients often report reductions in negative affect in response to biofield and touch interventions. Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) variation is associated with enhanced affective and placebo conditioning to touch-based complementary interventions S Jain1*, K Aschbacher2, N Bat3, P Mills4, W Jonas3, J Ives3, C Carter5, J Connelly6 From International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health 2012 Portland, Oregon, USA.
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