STUDY OF VALSALVA RATIO IN GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)

Jai Kumar; Deepti Aggarwal; Rajiv Gupta; Vimal Singh Gusain

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

STUDY OF VALSALVA RATIO IN GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)

Jai Kumar, Deepti Aggarwal, Rajiv Gupta, Vimal Singh Gusain

Abstract :

Introduction: Generalised anxiety disorder(GAD) is know to imbalance the sympathetic and parasympathetic anches of autonomic nervous system. Valsalva Ratio (VR) is the ratio of heart rate phase IV and phase II of valsalva manoeuve. Valsalva ratio is a tool to study the balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic anch of autonomic nervous system. Material and Method: Present study was conducted on 60 GAD patients & 60 age and sex matched normal subjects. Conclusion: Valsalva ratio was found to be higher among female GAD patients in comparison to male patients. We conclude that effect of generalised anxiety disorder on autonomic nervous system is more pronounced among female compared to male GAD patients.