The Correlations of Baseline Autonomic Nervous System Function and Hostility Score with Change Ratio of Treatment Response in Generalized Anxiety Disorder

International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health

卷:7

Yen Kuang Yang¹  Lan-Ting Lee²  Tzung Lieh Yeh²  Tsung-Hua Lu²  I Hui Lee²  Shuo-En Hsu²  Po See Chen²  Kao Chin Chen² 

[1] 2Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine,National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;

[2] Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital,College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;

关键词: Autonomic nervous system function;    Generalized anxiety disorder;    Hostility;    Predictors;    Treatment response;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The relationship between the autonomic nervous system (ANS) index, hostility scale and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in the long-term treatment outcome has been rarely studied. The aim of this study was to explore whether the ANS index and hostility scale at baseline are predictors of long-term outcome in GAD. Nine patients with GAD were recruited. At baseline (week 0), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and mean heart rate range (MHRR) were measured as ANS index; the Cook–Medley Hostility Scale was assessed as hostility. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) was administered at baseline, short-term (week 6) and long-term (week 52). The aggressive response subscale of the hostility scale was significantly negatively correlated with the HAM-A change ratio in short-term and long-term, while MHRR were significantly positively correlated with these change ratios. The MHRR and the aggressive response subscale at baseline could be predictors of long-term outcome in GAD.

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