The role of emotional brain processing during sleep in depression.

摘要: Accessible summary •  Explores current research illuminating the physiological mechanisms contributing relationship of sleep dysfunction and depression. •  Investigates crucial role in affective modulation brain functioning. •  Describes between emotional processing during rapid eye movement depression. •  Points to use multi-therapeutic approaches for treatment with emphasis on positive behavioural imagery therapies. Abstract This review synthesizes some most investigative illuminate depression. Major depression has consistently been linked abnormalities insomnia is a robust risk factor initiating development Recent neurobiological findings indicate functioning. Studies have demonstrated that major characterized by reduction slow wave sleep, interruptions continuity, longer periods (REM) including shortening REM latency (i.e. time onset occurrence first period), as well an increase density. The failure dependant seems occur depression, support fostering clinical How likely interplays these processes points therapies.