Compassion training influences heart-rate variability within severe depression

Background: Heart-rate variability (HRV) is a marker of parasympathetic nervous system activity, and is a robust predictor of improved mental and physical health. Current psychotherapeutic interventions are effective at reducing self-report depressive symptoms, but few have improved HRV within a sam...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey J. Kim, Chase Sherwell, Stacey L. Parker, James N. Kirby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000465