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A schizophrenic patient with an arrhythmic circadian rest-activity cycle

Wirz-Justice, Anna, Cajochen, Christian, Nussbaum, Peter·1997·Psychiatry Research

Abstract

A haloperidol-treated patient with chronic schizophrenia had a near-arrhythmic circadian rest-activity cycle, whereas rhythms of 6-sulphatoxy-melatonin and core body temperature were of normal amplitude and phase-advanced. Sleep electroencephalography measured throughout a 31-h 'constant-bedrest' protocol revealed a phase-delayed sleep-wake propensity cycle, low sleep continuity (ultradian 'bouts'), and very little slow-wave sleep and slow-wave activity (0.75-4.5 Hz). Switching treatment to the atypical neuroleptic clozapine improved both the circadian organization of the rest-activity cycle and the patient's clinical state. This observation can be conceptualized in terms of the two-process model of sleep regulation. High-dose haloperidol treatment may have lowered the circadian alertness threshold, whereas clozapine augmented circadian amplitude (perhaps through its high affinity to dopamine D4 and serotonin 5HT7 receptors in the suprachiasmatic nuclei). Measurement of the circadian rest-activity cycle may be a useful non-invasive method to follow functional consequences of neuroleptic treatment.

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  • Among medicated schizophrenia patients, a subset of individuals exhibit a phase delay or phase advance of an otherwise typical melatonin rhythm, whereas others experience a blunting of the rhythm with or without a phase shift.

    “Among medicated SZ patients, a subset of individuals exhibit a phase delay153 or phase advance154 of an otherwise typical melatonin rhythm, whereas others experience a blunting of the rhythm with or without a phase shift143.”

    From Circadian rhythm disruption and mental health (2020) · cites this paper as [154]

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Authors
Wirz-Justice, A., Cajochen, C., & Nussbaum, P.
Affiliations
Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel (CH)
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1997-11
Volume
73
Issue
1-2
Pages
83-90
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1998993322
Cited by
78
References
32
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
chronic schizophrenia, circadian rhythm disruption, haloperidol, clozapine, atypical antipsychotics, 6-sulfatoxymelatonin, core body temperature, sleep continuity, slow-wave sleep, suprachiasmatic nucleus, dopamine D4 receptor
MeSH terms
Adult, Bed Rest, Body Temperature, Catatonia, Chronic Disease, Circadian Rhythm, Clozapine, Haloperidol, Humans, Male, Melatonin, Motor Activity, Recurrence, Rest, Schizophrenia, Sleep, Time Factors, Antipsychotic Agents

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