Alterations in autonomic tone during trauma exposure using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)-Results of a preliminary investigation

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1264-1271

  Sack, Martin ^a   Lempa, Wolfgang ^b   Steinmetz, Adrian ^b   Lamprecht, Friedhelm ^b   Hofmann, Arne ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

EMDR; Impedance cardiography; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; CHILD; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SACCADES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 49849104815     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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