Cardiac vagal control in depression: A critical analysis

Biological Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-211

  Rottenberg, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac vagal control; Cardiac vagal tone; Depression; Homeostasis; Meta analysis; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMIPRAMINE; NEFAZODONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; REBOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HAMILTON SCALE; HEART RATE AND RHYTHM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VAGAL CONTROL; HEART VAGAL TONE SUPPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS TONE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEART; HEART RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33845703552     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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