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2178692

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
Sleep deficits are commonly found in geriatric depressed patients, particularly shortened rapid eye movements (REM) latency, disturbed sleep continuity, and decreased slow wave sleep (SWS). Here we report the sleep patterns of community volunteers responding to ads about memory loss and depression. The two groups, 24 geriatric-onset major depressive disorder (MDD) subjects with a minimal history of seeking treatment for depression and 24 gender- and age-matched control subjects, significantly differed from each other on only one measure of sleep--sleep latency; the MDD group showed a modest but significant shortening of latency to fall asleep. All other sleep/wake measures, including REM latency, temporal distribution of REM sleep across the night, SWS, and measures of nighttime wakefulness did not differ between groups. This lack of significant sleep disturbance suggests that the sleep deficits reported in many studies of major depression may be related to factors underlying treatment-seeking behaviors, physical health status, severity of the depression, or heterogeneity within the MDD population with some types seeking treatment and others not seeking it, rather than depressive state per se. The data indicate that community-dwelling healthy elderly individuals who have a diagnosed major depression but who have not actively sought health care do not necessarily manifest the sleep disturbances thought to be characteristic of major depressive illness.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-3223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
431-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Sleep is undisturbed in elderly, depressed individuals who have not sought health care.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.