Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Patients with arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D), known as central diabetes insipidus (cDI), often report psychological symptoms such as heightened anxiety levels, difficulties describing emotions, and depressed mood despite adequate treatment with desmopressin. Given the anatomical proximity, disruptions of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis causing an AVP-D could also disturb the oxytocin (OXT) system. OXT regulates socio-emotional functioning, including fear...