Sleep disorders and depression: The ‘chicken and egg’ situation

The question of whether sleep disorders are part of the clinical picture of depression or of its aetiology remains unanswered. Still, clinical observation in general, polysomnographic studies and the observed antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation, clearly indicate the intimate relationship betw...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic research 1994, Vol.38, p.9-13
Main Author: Van Moffaert, Myriam M.M.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Depression
Depressive Disorder - drug therapy
Depressive Disorder - etiology
Depressive Disorder - physiopathology
Humans
Medical sciences
Mood disorders
Polysomnography
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Relationship
Sleep Deprivation - physiology
Sleep disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders - drug therapy
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
Sleep Wake Disorders - physiopathology
Sleep, REM - physiology
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Summary:The question of whether sleep disorders are part of the clinical picture of depression or of its aetiology remains unanswered. Still, clinical observation in general, polysomnographic studies and the observed antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation, clearly indicate the intimate relationship between sleep disturbances and depression.
ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/0022-3999(94)90131-7