Respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity across empirically based structural dimensions of psychopathology: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Low resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is observed in many mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, and nonsuicidal self-injury, among others. Findings for RSA reactivity are more mixed. We evaluate associations between RSA reactivity and empirically derived structural categories of psychopathology-including internalizing, externalizing, and thought problems-among physically healthy adults. We searched multiple electronic databases for studies of RSA among participants who were assessed either dimensionally using well-validated measures or diagnostically using structured interviews. Strict inclusion criteria were used to screen 3,605 published reports, which yielded 37 studies including 2

SUBMITTER: Beauchaine TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6453712 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature