A turning point for mood during sleep deprivation therapy--does it exist?
The investigated patients did not demonstrate a common turning point of mood in the night of sleep deprivation therapy. The antidepressant effect of SD does not occur before the end of the night of SD. No critical period for changes of mood between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. were found. Retrospective interviews of patients concerning the completed night of SD are problematic.
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Department of Psychiatry, Free University of Berlin (West), Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012892:Sleep Deprivation; D013997:Time Factors