Why The Polyvagal Theory Is Untenable: An international expert evaluation of the polyvagal theory and commentary upon Porges, S.W. (2025). Polyvagal theory: current status, clinical applications, and future directions. Clin. Neuropsychiatry, 22(3), 169-184.

Grossman P, Ackland GL, Allen AM, Berntson GGB, Booth LC, Burghardt GM, Buron J, Dinets V, Doody JS, Dutschmann M, Farmer DGS, Fisher JP, Gourine AV, Joyner MJ, Karemaker JM, Khalsa SS, Lakatta EG, Leite CAC, Macefield VG, Machado BH, Machado RM, Menuet C, Mendelowitz D, Moraes DJA, Neuhuber W, Ottaviani MM, Paterson DJ, Paton JFP, Pellegrino PR, Ramchandra R, Shanks J, Schwaber JS, Shivkumar K, Spyer KM, Taylor EW, Taylor JA, Wang T, Yao ST, Zucker IH.

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@article{allodium:10.36131/cnfioritieditore20260110,
  title = {Why The Polyvagal Theory Is Untenable: An international expert evaluation of the polyvagal theory and commentary upon Porges, S.W. (2025). Polyvagal theory: current status, clinical applications, and future directions. Clin. Neuropsychiatry, 22(3), 169-184.},
  author = {Grossman P and  Ackland GL and  Allen AM and  Berntson GGB and  Booth LC and  Burghardt GM and  Buron J and  Dinets V and  Doody JS and  Dutschmann M and  Farmer DGS and  Fisher JP and  Gourine AV and  Joyner MJ and  Karemaker JM and  Khalsa SS and  Lakatta EG and  Leite CAC and  Macefield VG and  Machado BH and  Machado RM and  Menuet C and  Mendelowitz D and  Moraes DJA and  Neuhuber W and  Ottaviani MM and  Paterson DJ and  Paton JFP and  Pellegrino PR and  Ramchandra R and  Shanks J and  Schwaber JS and  Shivkumar K and  Spyer KM and  Taylor EW and  Taylor JA and  Wang T and  Yao ST and  Zucker IH.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Clin Neuropsychiatry},
  doi = {10.36131/cnfioritieditore20260110},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20260110}
}

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P, G., GL, A., AM, A., GGB, B., LC, B., GM, B., J, B., V, D., JS, D., M, D., DGS, F., JP, F., AV, G., MJ, J., JM, K., SS, K., EG, L., CAC, L., VG, M., BH, M., RM, M., C, M., D, M., DJA, M., W, N., MM, O., DJ, P., JFP, P., PR, P., R, R., J, S., JS, S., K, S., KM, S., EW, T., JA, T., T, W., ST, Y., & IH., Z. (2026). Why The Polyvagal Theory Is Untenable: An international expert evaluation of the polyvagal theory and commentary upon Porges, S.W. (2025). Polyvagal theory: current status, clinical applications, and future directions. Clin. Neuropsychiatry, 22(3), 169-184.. Clin Neuropsychiatry. https://doi.org/10.36131/cnfioritieditore20260110

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