Schizophrenia (sleep)

Schizophrenia (sleep)


Sleep is commonly impaired in schizophrenia, findings include:-

  • Decreased REM latency (amount of time taken until onset of REM sleep)
  • Decreased proportion of slow wave sleep

Rajiv T. Schizophrenia, 'Just the facts', What we know in 2008. Schizophrenia Research, 2008, 100: 4-19