Decreased cardiac vagal control in drug-naïve patients with posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-130

  Chang, Hsin An ^a   Chang, Chuan Chia ^a   Tzeng, Nian Sheng ^a,b   Kuo, Terry B J ^c   Lu, Ru Band ^d   Huang, San Yuan ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac autonomic function; Heart rate variability; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Vagal control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CARDIAC VAGAL CONTROL; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84879324357     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: 19763026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2013.10.2.121     Document Type: Article

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