Coronary heart disease (CHD) and mental illness are among the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Decades of research has revealed several, and …

Background Cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type 2 dibetes mellitus (T2DM) patients is
frequent and associated with high cardiovascular mortality. Heart rate variability (HRV) is the …

During the early period of hypothesis building and empirical testing of attachment theory, a
major emphasis was placed on mother-infant physical contact. In spite of this, mother-infant …

Difficulties in emotion regulation are associated with development and maintenance of
psychopathology. Typically, features of emotion regulation are assessed with self-report …

Fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome is a common illness characterized by chronic widespread pain,
sleep problems, fatigue, and cognitive difficulties. Dysfunctional neurotransmitter systems …

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a wide range of positive,
negative and cognitive symptoms, along with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and …

Background Heart rate variability (HRV) has been suggested reduced in bipolar disorder
(BD) compared with healthy individuals (HC). This meta-analysis investigated: HRV …

Introduction Research suggests that people with schizophrenia have autonomic
dysfunctions. These have been linked to functioning problems, symptoms and considered a …

Initial affective and psychotic reactivity to daily stressors is altered in psychosis, and most
notably in early psychosis. In addition to altered initial stress reactivity, results from studies …

Ever since Claude Bernards discovery in the mid 19th-century that a lesion in the floor of the
third ventricle in dogs led to altered systemic glucose levels, a role of the CNS in whole-body …