Millions of people in the United States are affected by heart failure each year. The use of the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been on the rise for the treatment of heart failure (Tigges-Limmer et al., 2010). The device has been shown to be the most effective when patients adhere well to the mechanical regimen,...
read moreBy: Christian Nickole Klepper A review of: Anestis, M. D., Holm-Denoma, J. M., Gordon, K. H., Schmidt, N. B., & Joiner, T. E. (2008). The role of anxiety sensitivity in eating pathology. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 32(3), 370-385. Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is an individual difference variable that represents one’s fear of...
read moreAre Nature-assisted Interventions Cost-effective? By: William C. Young A review of: Währborg, P., Petersson, I. F., & Grahn, P. (2014). Nature-assisted rehabilitation for reactions to severe stress and/or depression in a rehabilitation garden: Long-term follow-up including comparisons with a matched population-based reference...
read moreStaying Mindful of the Research: The Positive Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Health A review of Keng, S., Smoski, M., & Robins, C. (2011). Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: A review of empirical studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 31, 1041-1056. By D. Brian Haver Mindfulness has been a major subject...
read moreA Review of: Nagarjahan, Swarnalatha (2014). Effect of slow breathing training for a month on blood pressure and heart rate variability in healthy subjects. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy, & Pharmacology, 4(3) 245-248. By Anna-Leigh Powell Research on heart rate variability can yield important findings...
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