Heart rate variability in bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder: a clinical review

Oliver Carr, Maarten de Vos, Kate E A Saunders
2017 Evidence-Based Mental Health  
Heart rate variability (HRV) in psychiatric disorders has become an increasing area of interest in recent years following technological advances that enable non-invasive monitoring of autonomic nervous system regulation. However, the clinical interpretation of HRV features remain widely debated or unknown. Standardisation within studies of HRV in psychiatric disorders is poor, making it difficult to reproduce or build on previous work. Recently, a Guidelines for Reporting Articles on Psychiatry
more » ... and Heart rate variability checklist has been proposed to address this issue. Here we assess studies of HRV in bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder against this checklist and discuss the implication for ongoing research in this area.
doi:10.1136/eb-2017-102760 pmid:29223951 pmcid:PMC5800347 fatcat:eq377bklkzhfrjpmgugkjgvpay