Sleep and circadian rhythm profiles in seasonal depression. 2022

Delainey L Wescott, and Meredith L Wallace, and Brant P Hasler, and Alison M Klevens, and Peter L Franzen, and Martica H Hall, and Kathryn A Roecklein
Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: dlw92@pitt.edu.

Sleep and circadian rhythm disruptions are symptoms of, and hypothesized underlying mechanisms in, seasonal depression. Discrepant observational findings and mixed responses to sleep/circadian-based treatments suggest heterogenous sleep and circadian disruptions in seasonal depression, despite these disruptions historically conceptualized as delayed circadian phase and hypersomnia. This study used a data-driven cluster analysis to characterize sleep/circadian profiles in seasonal depression to identify treatment targets for future interventions. Biobehavioral measures of sleep and circadian rhythms were assessed during the winter in individuals with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), subsyndromal-SAD (S-SAD), or nonseasonal, never depressed controls (total sample N = 103). The following variables were used in the cluster analysis: circadian phase (from dim light melatonin onset), midsleep timing, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, regularity of midsleep timing, and nap duration (all from wrist actigraphy). Sleep and circadian variables were compared across clusters and controls. Despite limited sleep/circadian differences between diagnostic groups, there were two reliable (Jaccard Coefficients >0.75) sleep/circadian profiles in SAD/S-SAD individuals: a 'Disrupted sleep' cluster, characterized by irregular and fragmented sleep and an 'Advanced' cluster, characterized by early sleep and circadian timing and longer total sleep times (>7.5 h). Clusters did not differ by depression severity. Midsleep correlated with DLMO (r = 0.56), irregularity (r = 0.3), and total sleep time (r = -0.27). Sleep and circadian disruptions in seasonal depression are not uniformly characterized by hypersomnia and circadian phase delay. Presence of distinct sleep and circadian subgroups in seasonal depression may predict successful treatment response. Prospective assessment and tailoring of individual sleep and circadian disruptions may reduce treatment failures.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D003863 Depression Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER present in neurotic and psychotic disorders. Depressive Symptoms,Emotional Depression,Depression, Emotional,Depressive Symptom,Symptom, Depressive
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012890 Sleep A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility. Sleep Habits,Sleeping Habit,Sleeping Habits,Habit, Sleep,Habit, Sleeping,Habits, Sleep,Habits, Sleeping,Sleep Habit
D016574 Seasonal Affective Disorder A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (PHOTOTHERAPY), during the season of recurrence. Seasonal Mood Disorder,Winter Depression,Seasonal Affective Disorders,Affective Disorder, Seasonal,Depression, Winter,Disorder, Seasonal Affective,Disorder, Seasonal Mood,Mood Disorder, Seasonal,Seasonal Mood Disorders

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