dc.contributor.author | Olafsen, Morten Kvam | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-17T23:02:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-09T23:31:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Olafsen, Morten Kvam. Heart Rate Variability and Level of Personality Functioning - A Pilot Study. Master thesis, University of Oslo, 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/49937 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the DSM-5 manual a new dimensional system for Personality Disorders was included in section III. We aimed to pave way for a biological validation of this dimensional system by measuring base line heart rate variability (HRV) in a group of patients vs controls already assessed with the Level of Personality Funciotning Scale (LPFS). HRV is a measure of vagal tone linked to emotional regulation and is previously shown to be a good but unspecific marker of psychiatric disease, inversely correlated with the severity of disease. We examined 9 participants of which 5 were patients and 4 controls. We found significantly lower HRV in patients vs. controls and a significant correlation between level of Emotion Regulation, a sub domain of Identity in the LPFS, and HRV, with a P-value of 0,031. That the overall LPFS was not significantly correlated with HRV (P=0,075) must be seen in light of the small amount of participants. Our results indicate a correlation, but a larger and better controlled study has to be conducted to validate the LPFS properly. | eng |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.title | Heart Rate Variability and Level of Personality Functioning - A Pilot Study | eng |
dc.type | Master thesis | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-03-17T23:02:08Z | |
dc.creator.author | Olafsen, Morten Kvam | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-53633 | |
dc.type.document | Prosjektoppgave | |
dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/49937/1/Prosjektoppgave-M-1.pdf | |