title: Sleep disorders and depression: brief review of the literature, case report, and nonpharmacologic interventions for depression.
abstract: Sleep disorders are so frequently associated with depression that, in the absence of sleep complaints, a diagnosis of depression should be made with caution. Insomnia, in particular, may occur in 60%-80% of depressed patients. Depressive symptoms are important risk factors for insomnia, and depression is considered an important comorbid condition in patients with chronic insomnia of any etiology. In addition, some drugs commonly prescribed for the treatment of depression may worsen insomnia and impair full recovery from the illness. The aim of this paper is to review briefly and discuss the following topics: common sleep disturbances during depression (in particular pavor nocturnus, nightmares, hypersomnia, and insomnia); circadian sleep disturbances; and treatment of depression by manipulation of the sleep-wake rhythm (chronotherapy, light therapy, cycles of sleep, and manipulation of the sleep-wake rhythm itself). Finally, we present a case report of a 65-year-old Caucasian woman suffering from insomnia associated with depression who was successfully treated with sleep deprivation.
authors.affiliation: Department GF Ingrassia, Section of Neuroscience, University Hospital Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Sicily, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luca
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luca
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calandra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: depression; insomnia; sleep disorders; sleep-wake rhythm
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