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Psychiatry Res
; 157(1-3): 255-7, 2008 Jan 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17919737
RESUMO
Disturbed autonomic nervous system (ANS) function in schizophrenia might contribute to increased cardiovascular mortality. We obtained heart rate variability indices from 40 unmedicated schizophrenic patients and 58 matched controls. Mainly we found that patients displaying stronger psychotic symptoms as assessed by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale exhibit more severe cardiac ANS disturbances compared with controls.