Persistent sleep disturbance: a risk factor for recurrent depression in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

The objective of this study was to examine the associations between the temporal and severity characteristics of sleep disturbance and subsequent depression in community-dwelling older adults.

Design

A prospective cohort study with assessment of sleep disturbance and depression at baseline and across 2 years of follow-up.

Setting

Three urban communities in the United States.

Participants

Community-dwelling older adults in whom prior depression (n = 145), current depression (n = 68), or never mentally ill (n = 206) were diagnosed at the baseline assessment.

Measurements and results

Major depression at year 2, defined by the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Among patients with eit

SUBMITTER: Lee E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3792386 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature