Antidepressants strongly influence the relationship between depression and heart rate variability: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 623-636

  O'Regan, C ^a   Kenny, R A ^a   Cronin, H ^a   Finucane, C ^a   Kearney, P M ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; depression; heart rate variability; older adults

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84927695468     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714001767     Document Type: Article

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