Introduction
traumatic, stress disorder, psychiatric, PTSD, trauma
DISORDER, EVENTS, EVENT, DISORDERS
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder with high individual and societal burden [Intrusive memories are a core symptom of PTSD and are defined by recurrent involuntary distressing recollections or nightmares of the experienced trauma [The oxytocin system has been implicated to play a role in various psychiatric disorders [As the timing of oxytocin administration seems to play a crucial role in its effects, the current study examined the effect of oxytocin administration after a traumatic event on the consolidation of intrusive memories. Previous studies found that oxytocin administration acted anxiolytically after traumatic events [