Heart rate variability (HRV) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A pilot study

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Tan, Gabriel ^a,c   Dao, Tam K ^b,c   Farmer, Lorie ^a   Sutherland, Roy John ^a,b,c   Gevirtz, Richard ^d  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VETERAN;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; COMBAT DISORDERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952250313     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-010-9141-y     Document Type: Article

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