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6957895

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
To examine the utility of the REM (rapid eye movement) latency test in identifying outpatient primary depressions, 81 consecutive referrals to a sleep disorders center were evaluated in a phenomenologic, sleep polygraphic, and psychometric study. Modified Feighner (St. Louis) diagnoses were definite primary depression (n = 19), probable primary depression (n = 30), depression chronologically secondary to preexisting psychiatric disorders (n = 19), and nonaffective psychiatric disorder (n = 13). There were 18 nonpsychiatric controls. REM latency less than 70 minutes on 2 consecutive nights detected 62% of primary depressions, discriminating them from the other diagnostic groups with 88% specificity. There were no false positives among controls. These data provided a 90% confidence for the diagnosis of primary depression in this outpatient sample. Requiring 2 consecutive nights of shortened REM latency appears to improve significantly the specificity of a test previously considered to have high sensitivity but relatively low specificity for depressive disorders.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0165-1781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
101-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
The utility of the REM latency test in psychiatric diagnosis: a study of 81 depressed outpatients.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.