Impact of REM sleep on distortions of self-concept, mood and memory in depressed/anxious participants

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 198-207

  McNamara, Patrick ^a   Auerbach, Sanford ^b   Johnson, Patricia ^a   Harris, Erica ^a   Doros, Gheorghe ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autobiographical memory; Depression; Dreams; Mood; NREM sleep; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SELF CONCEPT; UNPLEASANT DREAM; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DREAMS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP, REM; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949655626     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.030     Document Type: Article

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