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Is heart rate variability associated with depressive symptoms over a 10-year period?
Is heart rate variability associated with depressive symptoms over a 10-year period?
Heart rate variability may play an aetiological role in the onset of depression, suggesting autonomic nervous system involvement.
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May highlight autonomic pathways in depression risk; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Jandackova et al. (2016) studied this question.
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