Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Intervention for Reduction of Psychological Stress During the Early Postpartum Period

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 203-211

  Kudo, Naoko ^a   Shinohara, Hitomi ^a   Kodama, Hideya ^a  

^a Akita University: 1 1 1 Hondo   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Early postpartum period; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Heart rate variability; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84911961688     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-014-9259-4     Document Type: Article

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