Psychiatry Research
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 159-167 , 1 December 2003

REM sleep reduction, mood regulation and remission in untreated depression

Received 23 April 2003 ,Revised 22 August 2003 ,Accepted 1 September 2003.

References 

  1. Agargun M, Cartwright R. REM sleep, dream variables and suicidality in depressed patients. Psychiatry Research. 2003;119:33–39
  2. Anderson P, Beach S, Kaslow N. Marital discord and depression: the potential of attachment theory to guide clinical intervention. In:  Joiner T,  Coyne J editor. The Interactional Nature of Depression. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association; 1999;p. 271–297
  3. Armitage R, Rochlen A, Fitch T, Madhukar J, Rush AJ. Dream recall and major depression: a preliminary report. Dreaming. 1995;5:189–198
  4. Beck A, Ward C, Mendelson M, Mock J, Erbaugh J. An inventory for measuring depression. Archives of General Psychiatry. 1961;4:561–571
  5. Benca R, Obermeyer W, Thisted R, Gillin JC. Sleep and psychiatric disorders: a meta-analysis. Archives of General Psychiatry. 1992;49:651–668
  6. Braun A, Balkin T, Wesensten N, Carson R, Varga M, Baldwin P, et al. Regional blood flow throughout the sleep–wake cycle. Brain. 1997;120:1173–1197
  7. Brown J, Cartwright R. Locating NREM dreaming through instrumental responses. Psychophysiology. 1978;15:35–39
  8. Buchsbaum M, Hazlett E, Wu J, Bunney W. Positron emission tomography with deoxyglucose-F18 imaging of sleep. Neuopsychopharmacology. 2001;25:351–355
  9. Cartwright R, Young M, Mercer P, Bears M. The role of REM sleep and dream variables in the prediction of remission from depression. Psychiatry Research. 1998;80:249–255
  10. Cartwright R, Luten A, Young M, Mercer P, Bears M. The role of REM sleep and dream affect in overnight mood regulation of normal volunteers. Psychiatry Research. 1998;81:1–8
  11. Clayton P, Halikas J, Maurice W. The depression of widowhood. British Journal of Psychiatry. 1972;120:71–77
  12. Colecchia E, Berardi A, Hirschfeld U, Kosslyn S, Leprout R, Levin T, et al. Temporal variations in cognitive function measured by the Harvard Cognitive Performance Battery (HCPB): sleepiness and mood across 40 h of continuous wakefulness. Sleep Research. 1997;26:611
  13. Giedke H, Schwarzler F. Therapeutic use of sleep deprivation in depression. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2002;6:361–377
  14. Grozinger M, Beersma D, Fell J, Roschke J. Is the Non-REM–REM cycle reset by forced awakenings from REM sleep?. Physiology and Behavior. 2002;77:341–347
  15. Hamilton M. A rating scale for depression. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 1960;23:56–61
  16. Hauri P. Dreams in patients remitted from reactive depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 1976;85:1–10
  17. Kramer, M., Roth, T., 1972. The mood regulatory function of sleep. In: Koella, W., Levin, P. (Eds.), Sleep, Physiology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Pharmacology. S. Karger, New York, 562–571
  18. Kramer M. The selective mood regulatory function of dreaming: an update and revision. In:  Moffitt A,  Kramer M,  Hoffman R editor. The Functions of Dreaming. Albany, NY: SUNY Press; 1993;p. 139–195
  19. Leibenluft E, Wehr T. Is sleep deprivation useful in the treatment of depression?. American Journal of Psychiatry. 1992;149:159–167
  20. Maquet P, Peters JM, Aerts J, Delfiore G, Degueldre C, Luxen A, et al. Functional neuroanatomy of human rapid eye-movement sleep and dreaming. Nature. 1996;383:163–166
  21. McNair D, Lorr M, Droppleman L. Profile of Mood States. San Diego, CA: Educational and Industrial Testing Service; 1981;
  22. Nofzinger E, Nicholas T, Meltzer C, Price J, Steppe D, Meiwald J, et al. Changes in forebrain function from waking to REM sleep in depression: preliminary analysis of (18F) FDG PET studies. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. 1999;91:59–78
  23. Quitkin F, McGrath P, Stewart J, Ocepek-Welikson K, Taylor B, Nunes E, et al. Placebo run-in period in studies of depressive disorders. British Journal of Psychiatry. 1998;173:242–248
  24. Reinink E, Bouhuys A, Gordijn M, Van den Hoofdakker R. Prediction of anti-depressant response to total sleep deprivation of depressed patients: longitudinal vs. single day assessment of diurnal mood variation. Biological Psychiatry. 1993;149(34):471–481
  25. Reynolds C, Kupfer D. Sleep research in affective illness: state of the art circa 1987. Sleep. 1987;10:199–215
  26. Riemann D, Wiegand M, Majer-Trendal K, Dippel B, Berger M. Dream recall and dream content in depressive patients, patients with anorexia nervosa and normal controls. In:  Koella W,  Obal F,  Schulz H,  Viss P editor. Sleep ‘86. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer Verlag; 1988;p. 373–375
  27. Robbins P, Tanck R. Depressed mood, dream recall and contentless dreams. Imagination, Cognition and Personality. 1988–1989;8:165–174
  28. Spitzer R, Williams J, Gibbon M, First M. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press; 1990;
  29. Stieglitz R, Haug H, Fahndrich E. Comparison of types of diurnal variation as determined by global assessment and daily recordings of mood. Pharmacopsychiatry. 1988;21:412–413
  30. Vogel G, Thurmond A, Gibbons P, Sloan K, Boyd M, Walker M. REM sleep reduction effects on depression syndromes. Archives of General Psychiatry. 1975;32:765–777
  31. Vogel G, McAbee R, Baker K, Thurmond A. Endogenous depression improvement and REM pressure. Archives of General Psychiatry. 1977;34:96–97
  32. Vogel G, Vogel F, McAbee R, Thurmond A. Improvement of depression by REM sleep deprivation. Archives of General Psychiatry. 1980;37:249–255
  33. Wehr T, Wirz-Justice A, Goodwin F, Duncan W, Gillin JC. Phase advance of the circadian sleep–wake cycle as an anti-depressant. Science. 1979;206:710–713
  34. Williams R, Karacan I, Hursch C. In: Electroencephalography (EEG) of Human Sleep: Clinical Applications. New York: Wiley; 1974;p. 54
  35. Wirz-Justice A, Van den Hoofdakker R. Sleep deprivation in depression: what do we know, where do we go?. Biological Psychiatry. 1999;46:445–453
  36. Wu J, Bunney W. The biological basis of an anti-depressant response to sleep deprivation and relapse: review and hypothesis. American Journal of Psychiatry. 1990;147:14–21

PII: S0165-1781(03)00236-1

doi: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00236-1

Psychiatry Research
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 159-167 , 1 December 2003

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution