BACKGROUND: Depression is associated with an increase in the likelihood of cardiac
events; however, studies investigating the relationship between depression and heart rate …

BACKGROUND:: It was previously shown that antidepressants are associated with
diminished vagal control over the heart. Longitudinal studies are needed to test the causality …

Context: Stress is suggested to lead to metabolic dysregulations as clustered in the
metabolic syndrome, but the underlying biological mechanisms are not yet well understood …

The rates of major adverse coronary events, including recurrent ischemic events and death,
in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have been shown to be significantly …

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate heart rate variability (HRV) in a clinical sample
of female adolescents with anxiety disorders (AD) and/or major depressive disorder (MDD) …

Abstract Background The Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale is assumed to measure a
distinct salutogenic construct separated from measures of anxiety and depression. Our aim …

We aimed to study short-term heart rate variability (HRV) as an index of cardiac autonomic
control in never-treated major depressive disorder (MDD) adolescent patients using linear …

Background: The aim of this study was to identify the aspects of cardiac physiology
associated with depressive disorder early in life by examining measures of autonomic …

In recent years there has been a heightened interest in the psychological well-being of
people with diabetes. Current epidemiological evidence suggests that at least one third of …

The mechanisms underlying the high rates of depression in diabetes and its adverse effects
on diabetes-related outcomes are not yet well understood, but are likely to include biological …