Depression and Anxiety

Autonomic and respiratory changes in young and old adults with non-clinical depression and anxiety

Previous research has found that good health is tied to flexibility in multiple bodily systems, with reduced variability signalling poor health. Depression and anxiety are found to correlate with lower heart rate variability (HRV), suggesting reduced …

Associations between brain structure, HRV, and depression and anxiety in a non-clinical sample

Autonomic variations such as changes in heart rate variability (HRV) have been found in both clinical and non-clinical populations of either depression or anxiety and are maintained across the lifespan. Areas in the brain such as the cingulate …