Heart rate variability biofeedback intero-nociceptive emotion exposure therapy for adverse childhood experiences.

ABSTRACT: Background: Psychiatric patients with adverse childhood experiences (ACE) tend to have dysfunctions in the interoceptive part of their emotional experience. The integration of interoceptive emotional activity in the insular and cingulate cortices is linked to the regulation of sympathovagal balance. This makes heart rate variability (HRV) an ideal measure for providing feedback on emotion regulation in real-time. Methods: A sample of one hundred (n=100) outpatients was evaluated. Participants underwent eight 30-minutes ACE exposure sessions during which patients were guided to experience bodily sensations related to ACE while their HRV was monitored using a commercial biofeedback device. Results: Comparing the results of the first to last therapeutic session, a signifi

SUBMITTER: Hahusseau S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034170 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature