Sleep deprivation is an effective anti-depressant for nearly half of depressed patients

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Sleep deprivation - typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings - rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in roughly half of depression patients, according the first meta-analysis on the subject in nearly 30 years, from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news