Major depressive disorder with melancholia displays robust alterations in resting state heart rate and its variability: implications for future morbidity and mortality

Frontiers in Psychology

Andrew H. Kemp¹ 

关键词: melancholia;    non-melancholia;    electrocardiogram;    ECG;    heart rate;    heart rate variability;    HRV;    resting state;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01387

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with increased heart rate and reductions in its variability (heart rate variability, HRV) – markers of future morbidity and mortality – yet prior studies have reported contradictory effects. We hypothesized that increases in heart rate and reductions in HRV would be more robust in melancholia relative to controls, than in patients with non-melancholia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY