ArticleBiological psychology2016
Heart rate variability: Pre-deployment predictor of post-deployment PTSD symptoms.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic literature review of AI-based digital decision support systems for post-traumatic stress disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Intranasal oxytocin administration impacts the acquisition and consolidation of trauma-associated memories: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled experimental study in healthy women.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Trial
- The Physiological Regulation of Emotion During Social Interactions: Vagal Flexibility Moderates the Effects of a Military Parenting Intervention on Father Involvement in a Randomized Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2020Trial
- Heart Rate Variability and Cognitive Bias Feedback Interventions to Prevent Post-deployment PTSD: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.Military medicine · 2019Trial
- Successful use of closed-loop allostatic neurotechnology for post-traumatic stress symptoms in military personnel: self-reported and autonomic improvements.Military Medical Research · 2017Trial
- Predicting longitudinal post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms using psychological measures and heart rate variability: a machine-learning approach.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Does Vagal Nerve Activity Predict Performance in a Naval Commando Selection Test?Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2025Review
- REM disruption and REM Vagal Activity Predict Extinction Recall in Trauma-Exposed Individuals.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Psychophysiological reactions during the trauma-film paradigm and their predictive value for intrusions.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Heart Rate Variability in Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Review
- Assessment of the activities physiological cost of the defense forces officers in Ukraine using miniature ECG device.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Reduced heart rate variability and expressive suppression interact to prospectively predict COVID-19 pandemic-related post-traumatic stress symptoms.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Comparison of the Cardiovascular Effects of Extreme Psychological and Physical Stress Tests in Male Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Pre-pandemic autonomic nervous system activity predicts mood regulation expectancies during COVID-19 in Israel.Psychophysiology · 2021Article
- Reexamination of diathesis stress and neurotoxic stress theories: A qualitative review of pre-trauma neurobiology in relation to posttraumatic stress symptoms.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2021Review
- Toward a Taxonomy for Analyzing the Heart Rate as a Physiological Indicator of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Systematic Review and Development of a Framework.JMIR mental health · 2020Review
- Early posttraumatic autonomic and endocrine markers to predict posttraumatic stress symptoms after a preventive intervention with oxytocin.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2020Article
- Heart Rate Complexity in US Army Forward Surgical Teams During Pre Deployment Training.Military medicine · 2020Article
- Entropy in Heart Rate Dynamics Reflects How HRV-Biofeedback Training Improves Neurovisceral Complexity during Stress-Cognition Interactions.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- A common neural substrate for elevated PTSD symptoms and reduced pulse rate variability in combat-exposed veterans.Psychophysiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Heart rate variability is a physiological measure associated with autonomic nervous system activity. This study hypothesized that lower pre-deployment HRV would be associated with higher post-deployment post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Three-hundred-forty-three Army National Guard soldiers enrolled in the Warriors Achieving Resilience (WAR) study were analyzed. The primary outcome was PTSD symptom severity using the PTSD Checklist - Military version (PCL) measured at baseline, 3- and 12-month post-deployment. Heart rate variability predictor variables included: high frequency power (HF) and standard deviation of the normal cardiac inter-beat interval (SDNN). Generalized linear mixed models revealed that the pre-deployment PCL*ln(HF) interaction term was significant (p<0.0001). Pre-deployment SDNN was not a significant predictor of post-deployment PCL. Covariates included age, pre-deployment PCL, race/ethnicity, marital status, tobacco use, childhood abuse, pre-deployment traumatic brain injury, and previous combat zone deployment. Pre-deployment heart rate variability predicts post-deployment PTSD symptoms in the context of higher pre-deployment PCL scores.
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