Abstract
The current study was designed to examine the effects of family history of alcohol use disorders on spectral electroencephalographic (EEG) sleep measures obtained in a sample of youth with depression. We evaluated sleep in 32 depressed youth (8-16 years of age) with and without a family history of alcohol use disorders. Eighteen of the participants (10 males and 8 females) reported a positive paternal history of alcohol use disorders and made up the family history positive (FHP) group. Power-spectral analyses revealed that increased power in the 7.50-11.00 Hz band (slow alpha) was associated with boys in the FHP group for the first and second non-rapid eye movement (REM) periods, second REM period, awake during the night, and entire night period. Results also showed increased power in the higher alpha frequencies (11.00-12.25 Hz) for non-REM, REM, and awake periods. A significant increase in spectral power was also observed in boys in the FHP group in the delta frequencies (0.75-4.50 Hz) during the second REM period. These findings are consistent with results from previous studies, demonstrating that EEG alpha power is positively associated with a family history of alcohol use disorders.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 193-200 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Alcohol |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Alcohol
- Depressed adolescents
- Paternal offspring
- Sleep EEG
- Spectral analyses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Medicine(all)
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Neuroscience(all)
- Toxicology
- Health(social science)
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Spectral analyses of sleep EEG in depressed offspring of fathers with or without a positive history of alcohol abuse or dependence : A pilot study. / Dahl, Ronald E.; Williamson, Douglas E.; Bertocci, Michele A.; Stolz, Mary V.; Ryan, Neal D.; Ehlers, Cindy L.
In: Alcohol, Vol. 30, No. 3, 01.07.2003, p. 193-200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Spectral analyses of sleep EEG in depressed offspring of fathers with or without a positive history of alcohol abuse or dependence
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Dahl, Ronald E.
AU - Williamson, Douglas E.
AU - Bertocci, Michele A.
AU - Stolz, Mary V.
AU - Ryan, Neal D.
AU - Ehlers, Cindy L.
PY - 2003/7/1
Y1 - 2003/7/1
N2 - The current study was designed to examine the effects of family history of alcohol use disorders on spectral electroencephalographic (EEG) sleep measures obtained in a sample of youth with depression. We evaluated sleep in 32 depressed youth (8-16 years of age) with and without a family history of alcohol use disorders. Eighteen of the participants (10 males and 8 females) reported a positive paternal history of alcohol use disorders and made up the family history positive (FHP) group. Power-spectral analyses revealed that increased power in the 7.50-11.00 Hz band (slow alpha) was associated with boys in the FHP group for the first and second non-rapid eye movement (REM) periods, second REM period, awake during the night, and entire night period. Results also showed increased power in the higher alpha frequencies (11.00-12.25 Hz) for non-REM, REM, and awake periods. A significant increase in spectral power was also observed in boys in the FHP group in the delta frequencies (0.75-4.50 Hz) during the second REM period. These findings are consistent with results from previous studies, demonstrating that EEG alpha power is positively associated with a family history of alcohol use disorders.
AB - The current study was designed to examine the effects of family history of alcohol use disorders on spectral electroencephalographic (EEG) sleep measures obtained in a sample of youth with depression. We evaluated sleep in 32 depressed youth (8-16 years of age) with and without a family history of alcohol use disorders. Eighteen of the participants (10 males and 8 females) reported a positive paternal history of alcohol use disorders and made up the family history positive (FHP) group. Power-spectral analyses revealed that increased power in the 7.50-11.00 Hz band (slow alpha) was associated with boys in the FHP group for the first and second non-rapid eye movement (REM) periods, second REM period, awake during the night, and entire night period. Results also showed increased power in the higher alpha frequencies (11.00-12.25 Hz) for non-REM, REM, and awake periods. A significant increase in spectral power was also observed in boys in the FHP group in the delta frequencies (0.75-4.50 Hz) during the second REM period. These findings are consistent with results from previous studies, demonstrating that EEG alpha power is positively associated with a family history of alcohol use disorders.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Depressed adolescents
KW - Paternal offspring
KW - Sleep EEG
KW - Spectral analyses
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U2 - 10.1016/j.alcohol.2003.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.alcohol.2003.06.001
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VL - 30
SP - 193
EP - 200
JO - Alcohol
JF - Alcohol
SN - 0741-8329
IS - 3
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