REM Latency in Endogenously Depressed Adolescents
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 161 (3) , 399-402
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.161.3.399
Abstract
Twenty-three adolescents with DSM–III major depressive disorder (endogenous subtype) and 23 normal controls were studied polysomnographically (PSG). The depressed group showed significantly shortened REM latencies (P=0.005) and longer sleep latencies (P=0.04). No other PSG measures differentiated the two groups. The implications of these findings for adolescent depression are discussed.Keywords
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