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http://dx.doi.org/10.14401/KASMED.2014.21.1.29

Insomnia in Relation to Suicide and Serotonin in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder  

Park, Young-Min (Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
Kang, Seung-Gul (Department of Psychiatry, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, School of Medicine)
Lee, Heon-Jeong (Department of Psychiatry, Anam Hospital, Korea University)
Kim, Leen (Department of Psychiatry, Anam Hospital, Korea University)
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Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology / v.21, no.1, 2014 , pp. 29-32 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of current study is to evaluate the relationship between sleep, suicide and serotonin using some scales and loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP). Methods: Total 65 patients who met the criteria for major depressive disorder were enrolled in current study. The patients were divided into two subgroups according to their insomnia and a history of suicide attempts. The auditory event-related potentials were measured to evaluate LDAEP before beginning antidepressants. Results: The scores of total Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and BDI item 9 (suicide) were higher in insomnia subgroup than non-insomnia subgroup (respectively, p=0.0033 and p=0.03). However, LDAEP did not differ each other. The subgroup with a history of suicide attempts had a higher score of BDI item 9 than the subgroup without a history of suicide attempts (p=0.00012). There was a tendency for the LDAEP to be higher in the subgroup with a history of suicide attempts ($1.39{\pm}0.94{\mu}V$) than the sub-group without a history of suicide attempts ($1.05{\pm}0.75{\mu}V$), although the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.078). Conclusion: Suicidality was related to insomnia. In addition, there was a tendency for serotonin activity to be lower in the subgroup with a history of suicide attempts. In future, more studies are needed.
Keywords
Insomnia; Suicide; Serotonin; LDAEP;
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