TY - JOUR
T1 - Letter to the Editor
T2 - The effect of ECT on sleep - A comment to Winkler et al.
AU - McCall, William Vaughn
AU - Rosenquist, Peter B.
PY - 2015/2/1
Y1 - 2015/2/1
N2 - Recent publications in this journal have suggested that successful electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in depressed patients is associated with a phase advance, similar to what has been reported with antidepressant medications. Herein we review the effects of ECT on polysomnographic (PSG) sleep, and we conclude with the observation that ECT reliably increases PSG total sleep time and probably has a suppressive effect on rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Remarkably, there is less information available on the topic of the effect of ECT on the patient's perception of their sleep.
AB - Recent publications in this journal have suggested that successful electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in depressed patients is associated with a phase advance, similar to what has been reported with antidepressant medications. Herein we review the effects of ECT on polysomnographic (PSG) sleep, and we conclude with the observation that ECT reliably increases PSG total sleep time and probably has a suppressive effect on rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Remarkably, there is less information available on the topic of the effect of ECT on the patient's perception of their sleep.
KW - Actigraphy
KW - Electroconvulsive therapy
KW - Insomnia
KW - Phase advance
KW - Polysomnography
KW - Sleep
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.10.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.10.008
M3 - Letter
C2 - 25434521
AN - SCOPUS:84921516202
SN - 0022-3956
VL - 61
SP - 239
EP - 240
JO - Journal of Psychiatric Research
JF - Journal of Psychiatric Research
ER -
