title: Nightmares and terminal insomnia in depressed patients with and without melancholic features.
abstract: To investigate the relationship between nightmares and melancholic features (MF) in depression, we compared depressed patients with and without MF (n=82 and n=75, respectively) regarding the presence of nightmares. Nightmares were significantly more frequent in patients with MF. Depressed mood in the morning may be related to negative dream content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van 65200, Turkey. lbesiroglu@yyu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Lutfullah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Besiroglu
authors.forename: Mehmet Yucel
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Agargun
authors.forename: Rifat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004325:Dreams; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*