Heart rate variability as a potential indicator of positive valence system disturbance: A proof of concept investigation

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 240-248

  Gruber, June ^a   Mennin, Douglas S ^b   Fields, Adam ^c   Purcell, Amanda ^d   Murray, Greg ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Emotion; Experience sampling; Positive valence; Psychophysiology; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; EMOTION; FEMALE; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; BREATHING RATE; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY RATE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945586631     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.08.005     Document Type: Article

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