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[Sleep disorders and depression].

E Holsboer-Trachsler
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The concept whether sleep alterations are neurobiologically fundamental in the pathogenesis of depression is a main issue of two research directions. Firstly, clinical studies investigate if EEG-correlates provide a useful and valid indicator of depression, secondly development of sleep regulation models in experimental sleep research made it possible to further explore the relationship between sleep and affective illness.

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DepressionElectroencephalographyGrowth HormoneHumansHydrocortisoneModels, BiologicalSleep StagesSleep Wake DisordersSleep, REMEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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E Holsboer-Trachsler. 1993. [Sleep disorders and depression].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8153905/

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