Significant REM Sleep Differences Seen in Patients With MDD and Insomnia

Publication date: Mar 25, 2025

People with major depressive disorder (MDD) enter rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep sooner and remain in that sleep stage longer than those with insomnia. Insomnia often occurs before MDD onset and research has suggested a correlation between this onset with both emotional dysregulation and emotional processing. Of the 103 studies included, 17 focused on MDD and 86 focused on insomnia. While prior research has suggested the 2 conditions have a bidirectional relationship, the dynamics and mechanisms underlying the association are not completely understood.

Concepts Keywords
Depressive Ci
Increased Compared
January Control
Polysomnography Disorder
Sleep Emotional
Group
Healthy
Insomnia
Mdd
Model=0
Onset
Psg
Rem
Sleep
Stage

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH Insomnia
disease MESH major depressive disorder
disease MESH mental disorders
disease MESH sleep fragmentation
drug DRUGBANK Tropicamide
disease MESH affective disorder

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