Depressing Normal Sleep:Two Tests of the Process S Deficiency Hypothesis
作者:
Scott S. Campbell,
Christian Gillin,
期刊:
Neuropsychobiology
(Karger Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 18,
issue 4
页码: 169-174
ISSN:0302-282X
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1159/000118413
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Sleep;REM sleep;Sleep structure;Napping;Depression
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
It has been hypothesized that sleep changes in endogenous depression are caused by a deficiency in the buildup of Process S (a sleep/wake-dependent component of sleep thought to be reflected in EEG power), and a resulting disinhibition of the REM sleep system. To test this hypothesis, we have reexamined the results of two studies in which sleep episodes of normal subjects could be considered to be similarly deficient in Process S, as a result of reduced prior wakefulness. Structural components of these sleep episodes, particularly REM sleep measures, showed remarkable similarities to those observed in depressed patients. Moreover, there was a strong relationship between REM latency and preceding slow-wave sleep. The findings are interpreted as providing support for the Process S deficiency hypothesis.
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