Narcolepsy and depression

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Carla Adda²  Beatriz Lefèvre¹  Rubens Reimão¹ 

[1] ,São Paulo University Medical School Hospital das Clínicas Neurology Clinic Division

关键词: narcolepsy;    depression;    sleep;    sleep disorder;    Beck Depression Inventory;    Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression;    narcolepsia;    depressão;    sono;    distúrbio do sono;    Inventário de Beck para Depressão;    Escala Hamilton de Depressão;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X1997000300012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Narcolepsy main symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. Its chronic course is accompanied by psychosocial impairment added to the difficulties and side effects of stimulants and tricyclics long term use. Depressive complaints are occasionally reported. The aim of this paper was to evaluate objectively the possibility of depression in a sample of 12 narcoleptics (7F;5 M), with mean age of 53 years (12 years SD), using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D). The results showed absence of depressive disorder in 75.0% of the cases according to BDI (or 58.3% according to HAM-D). The remaining patients had mild depression (only one patient presented major depression). The findings showed no correlation between narcolepsy and major depression.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
 All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License