BBC NEWS | Health | Trust drug may cure social phobia

BBC NEWS | Health | Trust drug may cure social phobia: "A nasal spray which increases our trust for strangers is showing promise as a treatment for social phobia, say scientists from Zurich University.

They found that people who inhaled the 'love hormone' oxytocin continued to trust strangers with their money - even after they were betrayed.

Brain scans showed the hormone lowered activity in the amygdala - a region which is overactive in social phobics."