Efficacy of Using Heart Rate Measurements as an Indicator to Monitor Anxiety Disorders: A Scoping Literature Review Conference Paper

abstract

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent disorder affecting veterans, first responders, children and others who have experienced traumatic events. Heart rate measures like resting heart rates along with heart rate accelerations are important measures to monitor the changes in the state of PTSD and other related disorders. A scoping review was conducted to investigate the efficacy of using heart rate (HR) measurements as reliable indicator for assessment of PTSD and other anxiety-related disorders. Findings show that while Heart Rate Variability (HRV) may provide a more robust measurement of PTSD and other anxiety-related symptoms, heart rate accelerations in response to traumatic reminders are reliable indicators. Changes in resting or basal heart rates show promise in long-term monitoring of PTSD symptoms.

authors

• Sasangohar, Farzan

published proceedings

• Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting

author list (cited authors)

• Khanade, K., & Sasangohar, F.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Khanade, Kunal||Sasangohar, Farzan

publication date

• September 2017

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting  Journal

keywords

• 6 Evaluation Of Treatments And Therapeutic Interventions
• 6.6 Psychological And Behavioural
• Anxiety Disorders
• Behavioral And Social Science
• Brain Disorders
• Cardiovascular
• Heart Disease
• Mental Health
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1541931213601927

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9780945289531

start page

• 1783

end page

• 1787

volume

• 61

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601927