Heart Rate Variability as Indicator of Clinical State in Depression

Background: Depression is a severe disease with great burdens for the affected individuals and public health care systems. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction indexed by measures of heart rate variability (HRV) has repeatedly been associated with depression. However, HRV parameters are subjec...

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Main Authors: Ralf Hartmann, Frank M. Schmidt, Christian Sander, Ulrich Hegerl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00735/full