Effect of short-term heart rate variability biofeedback on long-term abstinence in alcohol dependent patients – a one-year follow-up

Effect of short-term heart rate variability biofeedback on long-term abstinence in alcohol dependent patients – a one-year follow-up

Abstract Background A randomized controlled study (RCT) recently showed that short-term heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback in addition to standard rehabilitation care for alcohol dependence can reduce craving, anxiety and improve cardiovascular autonomic function. In this one-year follow-up st...

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Main Authors: Ana Isabel Penzlin, Kristian Barlinn, Ben Min-Woo Illigens, Kerstin Weidner, Martin Siepmann, Timo Siepmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
HRV
Heart rate variability
Biofeedback
Autonomic
Abstinence
Alcohol addiction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1480-2

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