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Five Variations of Sleep Deprivation in a Depressed Woman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. B. Knowles ,
S. E. Southmayd ,
N. Delva ,
A. W. MacClean ,
J. Cairns  and
F. J. Letemendia
J. B. Knowles
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology; Department of Psychiatry
S. E. Southmayd
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology
N. Delva
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry
A. W. MacClean
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology; Department of Psychiatry
J. Cairns
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology
F. J. Letemendia
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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Summary

Systematic variation in aspects of the sleep-wakefulness cycle of a depressed woman showed that recovery occurred reliably after 19 to 20 hours sustained wakefulness, unrelated to diurnal rhythm. Depression returned during as little as 15 minutes sleep. The effect of sleep deprivation was a specific response, probably unrelated to REM sleep.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 135 , Issue 5 , November 1979 , pp. 403 - 410
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1979 

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