Effects of hyperthermic baths on depression, sleep and heart rate variability in patients with depressive disorder: a randomized clinical pilot trial

• Main Authors: Johannes Naumann (Author), Julian Grebe (Author), Sonja Kaifel (Author), Tomas Weinert (Author), Catharina Sadaghiani (Author), Roman Huber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite advances in the treatment of depression, one-third of depressed patients fail to respond to conventional antidepressant medication. There is a need for more effective treatments with fewer side effects. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether hyperthermic b...