Heart rate variability biofeedback in patients with alcohol dependence: A randomized controlled study

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 2619-2627

  Penzlin, Ana Isabel ^a   Siepmann, Timo ^a   Illigens, Ben Min Woo ^b   Weidner, Kerstin ^a   Siepmann, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol addiction; Craving; CVNN; HRV; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DRINKING SCALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84944031387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S84798     Document Type: Article

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