Is Insomnia a Perpetuating Factor for Late-Life Depression in the IMPACT Cohort? | Zendy

Wilfred R. Pigeon | Zendy; Mark T. Hegel | Zendy; Jürgen Unützer | Zendy; Mingyu Fan | Zendy; Michael J. Sateia | Zendy; Jeffrey M. Lyness | Zendy; Cindy Phillips | Zendy; Michael L. Perlis | Zendy

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Is Insomnia a Perpetuating Factor for Late-Life Depression in the IMPACT Cohort?

Author(s) -

Wilfred R. Pigeon,

Mark T. Hegel,

Jürgen Unützer,

Mingyu Fan,

Michael J. Sateia,

Jeffrey M. Lyness,

Cindy Phillips,

Michael L. Perlis

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/31.4.481

Subject(s) - insomnia , depression (economics) , context (archaeology) , major depressive disorder , risk factor , medicine , psychiatry , cohort , psychology , mood , paleontology , biology , economics , macroeconomics

Insomnia and depressive disorders are significant health problems in the elderly. Persistent insomnia is a risk factor for the development of new-onset and recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD). Less clear is whether persistent insomnia may perpetuate MDD andlor dysthymia. The present longitudinal study examines the relationship of insomnia to the continuation of depression in the context of an intervention study in elderly subjects.

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