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Sleep reduction as a final common pathway in the genesis of mania [published erratum appears in Am J Psychiatry 1987 Apr;144(4):542]

Thomas A. Wehr, David Allen Sack, N E Rosenthal·1987·American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

Diverse psychological, interpersonal, environmental, and pharmacological factors that appear to trigger the onset of mania could act via their capacity to cause sleep deprivation, a mechanism that has been shown in experiments with bipolar patients to induce transient or sustained switches into mania. Since mania in turn causes insomnia, the development of mania is potentially self-reinforcing and could become autonomous after being initiated by precipitating factors. The sleep reduction model is based on experimental evidence and is a parsimonious explanation for the precipitation of manic episodes by a wide variety of factors. Furthermore, this model has clear implications for the prevention and treatment of mania and provides a conceptual focus and an experimental paradigm for psychological investigations of the causes of mania.

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  • Reduced sleep is a common parameter in conditions causing mania in patients with bipolar disorder and can also increase the chance of epileptic seizures.

    “As reduced sleep is a common parameter in conditions causing mania in patients with bipolar disorder (75) and can also increase the chance of epileptic seizures (76, 77)”

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Authors
Wehr, T. A., Sack, D. A., & Rosenthal, N. E.
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
1987-02-01
Volume
144
Issue
2
Pages
201-204
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W2338607498
Cited by
346
References
33
Citations by year
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Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
mania, sleep deprivation, bipolar disorder, insomnia, precipitating factors, mania treatment
MeSH terms
Adult, Bipolar Disorder, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Sleep Deprivation

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