Depressed mood and reality disturbance correlate with decreased nocturnal melatonin in depressed patients

R. P. Brown; J. H. Kocsis; S. Caroff; J. Amsterdam; A. Winokur; P. Stokes; A. Frazer

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02895.x

Depressed mood and reality disturbance correlate with decreased nocturnal melatonin in depressed patients

R. P. Brown, J. H. Kocsis, S. Caroff, J. Amsterdam, A. Winokur, P. Stokes, A. Frazer

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Abstract

ABSTRACT: The authors measured serum samples of melatonin at 11:00 p.m. in 28 patients suffering from major depression. Melatonin secretion was inversely correlated with the depressed mood and reality disturbance factors of the Hamilton Depression Scale. These results are consistent with previous reports of low melatonin syndrome in a subgroup of depressed patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	272-275
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Volume	76
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02895.x
State	Published - Sep 1987
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

major depressive disorder
melatonin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health

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