A literature review of heart rate variability in depressive and bipolar disorders

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 511-519

  Bassett, Darryl ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

autonomic; bipolar; depression; Heart rate variability; neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG EFFECTS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEART RATE; HUMANS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84970978704     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867415622689     Document Type: Review

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