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The Treatment of Psychotic Depression by Sleep Deprivation: A Replication Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

S. Bhanji  and
G. A. Roy
S. Bhanji
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ
G. A. Roy
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London, SE5 8AZ
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Summary

A replication study of the effects of single-night sleep deprivation therapy was carried out as a preliminary to a controlled comparison with orthodox antidepressant measures. The results show that sleep deprivation therapy was acceptable to a majority of the patients studied, and was followed by an improvement in over half those who completed treatment. Adverse effects were minimal. The authors feel that further clinical and physiological study is warranted.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 , Issue 3 , September 1975 , pp. 222 - 226
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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