The field of psychiatry is hampered by a lack of robust, reliable and valid biomarkers that can
aid in objectively diagnosing patients and providing individualized treatment …

Measures of heart rate variability (HRV) as a predictor of risk of disease and mortality have
been investigated from various perspectives for more than six decades. The aim of the …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and
experiences of psychological trauma have been associated with subsequent CVD onset …

Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses are enduring unprecedented burden caring for
COVID-19 patients. Few studies have reported types of work-related events that lead to …

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measurement of the fluctuation of time between each
heartbeat and reflects the function of the autonomic nervous system. HRV is an important …

Long COVID is characterized by persistent signs and symptoms that continue or develop for
more than 4 weeks after acute COVID-19 infection. Patients with Long COVID experience a …

Racism-related stressors, from experiences of both implicit and explicit racial discrimination
to systemic socioeconomic disadvantage, have a cumulative impact on Black Americans' …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is usually considered a psychiatric disorder upon
emotional trauma. However, with the rising number of conflicts and traffic accidents around …

This contribution highlights the significance of using vagally-mediated heart rate variability
(vmHRV), a general indicator of adaptation, as an actionable biomarker to assess and …

Abstract In Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), fear and anxiety become dysregulated
following psychologically traumatic events. Regulation of fear and anxiety involves both high …