Heart rate variability response to mental arithmetic stress is abnormal in first-degree relatives of individuals with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 134-140

  Castro, Mariana N ^a,b   Vigo, Daniel E ^b,c   Chu, Elvina M ^d   Fahrer, Rodolfo D ^a   de Achával, Delfina ^a   Costanzo, Elsa Y ^a   Leiguarda, Ramón C ^a   Nogués, Martín ^a   Cardinali, Daniel P ^b,c   Guinjoan, Salvador M ^a,b,c  

^a FLENI   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Endophenotypes; Heart rate variability; Schizophrenia; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 62649151328     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.12.026     Document Type: Article

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