A pilot study of heart rate variability biofeedback therapy in the treatment of perinatal depression on a specialized perinatal psychiatry inpatient unit

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-65

  Beckham, A Jenna ^a,b   Greene, Tammy B ^a   Meltzer Brody, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Complementary and alternative medicine; Depression; Perinatal depression; Postpartum depression; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LINEAR ANALOG SELF ASSESSMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PERINATAL CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TELECONSULTATION; WARWICK EDINBURGH MENTAL WELL BEING SCALE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MOTHERS; PERIPARTUM PERIOD; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872614504     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-012-0318-7     Document Type: Article

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