Baseline resting heart rate variability predicts post-traumatic stress disorder treatment outcomes in adults with co-occurring substance use disorders and post-traumatic stress.

ABSTRACT: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are highly prevalent among individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), presenting a difficult-to-treat, complex comorbidity. Prognostic factors for treatment outcomes may characterize heterogeneity of the treated population and/or implicate mechanisms of action that are salient for improving treatments. High frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) is a suggested biomarker for emotion regulation-the ability to generate appropriate emotional responses via the influence of the parasympathetic nervous system on the heart. This initial study investigated the utility of baseline resting HF-HRV for predicting PTSD symptoms and substance use outcomes following treatment of 37 SUD participants with comorbid PTSD symptoms. Participants completed e

SUBMITTER: Soder HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650323 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature