Research Library

You can search for publications by selecting a category or keyword. All publications containing the selected category or keyword will be displayed below.

Categories

Keywords

Keyword: Pregnancy

A pilot study of heart rate variability biofeedback therapy in the treatment of perinatal depression

Published on: 25-11-2012

Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) therapy may be useful in treating the prominent anxiety features of perinatal depression. We investigated the use of this non-pharmacologic therapy among women hospitalized with severe perinatal depression. Three questionnaires, the StateTrait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, and Linear Analog Self Assessment,were administered to 15 women in a specialized inpatient perinatal psychiatry unit. Participants were also contacted by telephone after discharge

read more...