Suicidal Ideation Is Associated with Altered Variability of Fingertip Photo-Plethysmogram Signal in Depressed Patients

Physiological and psychological underpinnings of suicidal behavior remain ill-defined and lessen timely diagnostic identification of this subgroup of patients. Arterial stiffness is associated with autonomic dysregulation and may be linked to major depressive disorder (MDD). The aim of this study wa...

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Main Authors: Ahsan H. Khandoker, Veena Luthra, Yousef Abouallaban, Simanto Saha, Khawza I. U. Ahmed, Raqibul Mostafa, Nayeefa Chowdhury, Herbert F. Jelinek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00501/full