caa a22 4500 606203966 CHVBK 20210128101000.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10484-015-9279-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10484-015-9279-8 Self-Regulation of Breathing as a Primary Treatment for Anxiety [Elektronische Daten] [Ravinder Jerath, Molly Crawford, Vernon Barnes, Kyler Harden] Understanding the autonomic nervous system and homeostatic changes associated with emotions remains a major challenge for neuroscientists and a fundamental prerequisite to treat anxiety, stress, and emotional disorders. Based on recent publications, the inter-relationship between respiration and emotions and the influence of respiration on autonomic changes, and subsequent widespread membrane potential changes resulting from changes in homeostasis are discussed. We hypothesize that reversing homeostatic alterations with meditation and breathing techniques rather than targeting neurotransmitters with medication may be a superior method to address the whole body changes that occur in stress, anxiety, and depression. Detrimental effects of stress, negative emotions, and sympathetic dominance of the autonomic nervous system have been shown to be counteracted by different forms of meditation, relaxation, and breathing techniques. We propose that these breathing techniques could be used as first-line and supplemental treatments for stress, anxiety, depression, and some emotional disorders. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Autonomic nervous system nationallicence Stress nationallicence Anxiety nationallicence Slow deep breathing nationallicence Membrane potential nationallicence Jerath Ravinder Augusta Women's Center, 2100 Central Ave., Suite #7, 30904, Augusta, GA, USA aut Crawford Molly Augusta Women's Center, 2100 Central Ave., Suite #7, 30904, Augusta, GA, USA aut Barnes Vernon Georgia Prevention Institute, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA aut Harden Kyler Augusta Women's Center, 2100 Central Ave., Suite #7, 30904, Augusta, GA, USA aut Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/2(2015-06-01), 107-115 1090-0586 40:2<107 2015 40 10484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9279-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9279-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jerath Ravinder Augusta Women's Center, 2100 Central Ave., Suite #7, 30904, Augusta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crawford Molly Augusta Women's Center, 2100 Central Ave., Suite #7, 30904, Augusta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barnes Vernon Georgia Prevention Institute, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Harden Kyler Augusta Women's Center, 2100 Central Ave., Suite #7, 30904, Augusta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/2(2015-06-01), 107-115 1090-0586 40:2<107 2015 40 10484