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The Sleep of Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Sleep patterns in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Abstract
Fourteen patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibited significantly decreased total sleep time compared to age- and sex-matched normal subjects.
- Nine patients reported abnormal sleep patterns prior to the sleep study.
- Analysis revealed more awakenings and less stage 4 sleep in OCD patients.
- OCD patients showed decreased rapid-eye-movement (REM) efficiency and shortened REM latency.
- Sleep abnormalities observed in OCD patients resembled those of age-matched depressed patients, though some significant differences remained.
- These findings suggest that certain sleep abnormalities, like shortened REM latency, may not be exclusive to primary affective illnesses.
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