Different patterns of heart rate variability during acute withdrawal in alcohol dependent patients with and without comorbid anxiety and/or depression

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 87-98

  Chen, Tien Yu ^a   Chang, Chuan Chia ^a   Tzeng, Nian Sheng ^a,b   Kuo, Terry B J ^c   Huang, San Yuan ^a   Lu, Ru Band ^d   Chang, Hsin An ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Anxiety depression alcohol dependence; Heart rate variability; Pure alcohol dependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

EID: 84938095894     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: 21512124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803/a000139     Document Type: Article

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