Letter to the EditorA personalized paced-breathing intervention to increase heart rate variability among individuals with first-episode psychosis following stress exposure
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Contributors
Dr. Breitborde oversaw the design and implementation of the current study, completed the statistical analyses, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Mr. Dawley and Dr. Bell completed the data collection. Dr. Allen and Dr. Lane assisted in the technological aspects of HRV data collection, and Mr. Vanuk processed the HRV data. All authors participated in critical revisions of the manuscript.
Conflict of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest with regard to this project.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the individuals who participated in this study.
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