The effects of second generation antipsychotic drugs on sleep variables in healthy subjects and patients with schizophrenia
Insomnia is a common feature in schizophrenia, and is characterized by an increase of sleep latency (SL), as well as reductions in total sleep time (TST) and sleep efficiency (SE). Regarding sleep architecture, non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep, slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep latency are decreased, whereas REM sleep tends to remain unchanged. According to polysomnographic studies, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine and ziprasidone administration increased TST and/or SE in healthy subjects.
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Jaime M. Monti, Pablo Torterolo, Seithikurippu R. Pandi Perumal Source Type: research
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