Somatic, but not cognitive–affective, symptoms are associated with reduced heart rate variability in individuals with dysphoria

Frontiers in Psychology

Simone Messerotti Benvenuti¹ 

关键词: autonomic nervous system;    cardiovascular risk;    cognitive–;    affective symptoms;    dysphoria;    heart rate variability;    somatic symptoms;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00599

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Somatic, but not cognitive–affective, symptoms of depression have been associated with reduced heart rate variability (HRV), and with poor prognosis in cardiovascular patients. However, factors concomitant with cardiovascular diseases may confound the relationship between somatic symptoms of depression and reduced HRV. Therefore, this study examined whether reduced HRV was differentially associated with cognitive–affective and somatic symptoms of depression in medically healthy individuals with and without dysphoria.

【 授权许可】

CC BY