Psychological pain and reduced resting-state heart rate variability in adults with a history of depression

Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 247-256

  Meerwijk, Esther L ^a   Chesla, Catherine A ^a   Weiss, Sandra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Emotional pain; Heart rate variability; Mental pain; Nonlinear measures; Psychological pain

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84894268376     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12175     Document Type: Article

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