Initiated as part of the ongoing deliberation about the nosological structure of DSM, this
review aims to evaluate whether the anxiety disorders share features of responding that …

Mind–body interventions are beneficial in stress-related mental and physical disorders.
Current research is finding associations between emotional disorders and vagal tone as …

Research on heart rate variability (HRV), cardiac vagal tone, and their relationship to anxiety
is reviewed in the context of the autonomic flexibility and neurovisceral integration models of …

Objectives Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk for sleep problems.
Previous research suggests that sensory problems and anxiety may be related to the …

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at an increased risk for sleep
disturbances, and studies indicate that between 50 and 80% of children with ASD …

Homeostatic functions of the autonomic nervous system are illustrated by the baroreceptor-
heart rate reflex, through which a perturbation in blood pressure triggers a tightly coupled …

Background: Feedback from the body is assumed to be altered in depression. Nevertheless,
empirical studies investigating this assumed relationship remain sparse. This study aimed to …

Objective: Although social phobia is common, treatment remains low. In order to gauge
public health implications of this low treatment, information is needed on the impairments …

The present review is concerned with the role of different physiological systems (eg, skin
conductance, heart rate, electromyography, and the eye-bling startle reflex) in …

Anxiety disorders are a common problem in adolescent mental health. Previous studies
have investigated only a limited number of risk factors for the development of anxiety …