Threat-induced autonomic dysregulation in panic disorder evidenced by heart rate variability measures

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 497-501

  Wang, Sheng Min ^a   Yeon, Bora ^a   Hwang, Sunyoung ^a   Lee, Hae Kook ^a   Kweon, Yong Sil ^a   Lee, Chung Tai ^a   Chae, Jeong Ho ^b   Lee, Kyoung Uk ^a  

^a Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Panic disorder; Spectral Analyses; Threatening stimuli

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PANIC; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THREAT;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; PANIC DISORDER; SPECTRAL ANALYSES; THREATENING STIMULI;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84884160744     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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