A pilot study on the effects of heart rate variability biofeedback in patients with depression and in healthy subjects

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 195-201

  Siepmann, Martin ^a,b   Aykac, Volkan ^b   Unterdörfer, Jana ^b   Petrowski, Katja ^a   Mueck Weymann, Michael ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Depression; Effects; Healthy subjects; Heart rate variability biofeedback; Pilot study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 55649124829     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-008-9064-z     Document Type: Article

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