Anxiety disorders are associated with reduced heart rate variability: A meta-analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue JUL, 2014, Pages

  Chalmers, John A ^a   Quintana, Daniel S ^a,b,c   Abbott, Maree J Anne ^a   Kemp, Andrew H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Cardiovascular disease; Heart rate variability; Meta analysis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RESTING HEART RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

EID: 84904467638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00080     Document Type: Article

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