Worsening of delusional depression after sleep deprivation: Case reports

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-72

  Benedetti, Francesco ^a   Zanardi, Raffaella ^a   Colombo, Cristina ^a   Smeraldi, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Psychotic depression; Serotonin; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0032893672     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(98)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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