EEG sleep in adolescents with major depression: the role of suicidality and inpatient status

All night sleep EEG recordings were performed for three consecutive nights in 27 adolescents with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) and 30 normal adolescent controls. Group comparisons between the entire MDD group and the normal controls revealed no significant diagnostic group differen...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 1990-05, Vol.19 (1), p.63-75
Main Authors: Dahl, R E, Puig-Antich, J, Ryan, N D, Nelson, B, Dachille, S, Cunningham, S L, Trubnick, L, Klepper, T P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Arousal
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Electroencephalography
Female
Humans
Male
Psychiatric Department, Hospital
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Sleep Stages
Sleep, REM
Social Environment
Suicide - psychology
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Summary:All night sleep EEG recordings were performed for three consecutive nights in 27 adolescents with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) and 30 normal adolescent controls. Group comparisons between the entire MDD group and the normal controls revealed no significant diagnostic group differences for any of the major sleep variables. Analyses within subgroups of MDD adolescents, however, revealed heterogeneity of EEG sleep findings in association with suicidality and inpatient status. The findings of this study suggest that the discrepancies among the EEG sleep studies in adolescent MDD may be accounted for by the relative proportions of inpatients, suicidality, or bipolarity within the MDD sample being studied.
ISSN:0165-0327
DOI:10.1016/0165-0327(90)90010-6