Heart rate variability and treatment outcome in major depression: A pilot study

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 204-210

  Jain, Felipe A ^a   Cook, Ian A ^a,c   Leuchter, Andrew F ^a   Hunter, Aimee M ^a   Davydov, Dmitry M ^d,e   Ottaviani, Cristina ^f   Tartter, Molly ^b   Crump, Caroline ^a   Shapiro, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d Sholokhov Moscow State University for the Humanities   (Russian Federation)

^e INSTITUTE OF GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Escitalopram; Heart rate variability; Major depressive disorder; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; Very low frequency; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IYENGAR YOGA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RESTING HEART RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOGA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CITALOPRAM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84903549411     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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