title: REM latency in endogenously depressed adolescents.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutcher
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szalai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology*