Worry is associated with robust reductions in heart rate variability: A transdiagnostic study of anxiety psychopathology

BMC Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Chalmers, John A ^a   Heathers, James A J ^a,b   Abbott, Maree J ^a   Kemp, Andrew H ^a,c   Quintana, Daniel S ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

ANS; Anxiety; Autonomic nervous system; Dimensional trait models; Heart rate variability; HRV; Psychophysiology; Worry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOMARKERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008474510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20507283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-016-0138-z     Document Type: Article

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