Physiological concomitants of perseverative cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 231-259

  Ottaviani, Cristina ^a   Thayer, Julian F ^b   Verkuil, Bart ^c   Lonigro, Antonia ^a   Medea, Barbara ^d   Couyoumdjian, Alessandro ^d   Brosschot, Jos F ^c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cortisol; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Perseverative cognition

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THINKING;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING;

EID: 84958878049     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/bul0000036     Document Type: Article

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