Elevated awakening thresholds in sleep stage 3-4 in war-related post-traumatic stress disorder

Y. Dagan, P. Lavie*, A. Bleich

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Abstract

Awakening thresholds from sleep stage 3 4 were investigated in 19 DSM-III-defined, war-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients compared with 6 normal controls. Patients had significantly higher awakening thresholds and significantly longer latencies to an arousal response than controls. These results are interpreted to suggest modifications in the depth of sleep as one of the long-term sequelae of traumatic events.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)618-622
Number of pages5
JournalBiological Psychiatry
Volume30
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 1991

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