Anxiety during pregnancy and autonomic nervous system activity: A longitudinal observational and cross-sectional study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 99, Issue , 2017, Pages 105-111

  Mizuno, Taeko ^a   Tamakoshi, Koji ^a   Tanabe, Keiko ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Longitudinal study; Observational study; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ETIOLOGY; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020874469     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.06.006     Document Type: Article

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