Frontiers in psychiatry
Sex differences in sleep architecture among patients with severe mental disorders: a polysomnographic study
By Lan Z, Lin W, Wang M and 3 others.
Abstract
Background
Sleep disturbances are common in severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. Yet sex-specific sleep patterns across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder remain poorly characterized.
Methods
In this cross-sectional study, we compared overnight polysomnography between 372 first-episode patients (aged 18-45) (93 schizophrenia, 181 major depressive disorder, 98 bipolar disorder). All participants underwent a single-night 10-channel polysomnography.