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Nocturnal cortisol and melatonin secretion in primary insomnia

Dieter Riemann1, Torsten Klein, Andrea Rodenbeck

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Freiburg, Hauptstrasse 5, 79104, Freiburg, Germany. dieter_riemann@psyallg.ukl.uni-freiburg.de

Psychiatry Research
|December 7, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Primary insomnia patients did not show increased cortisol levels but had significantly lower nocturnal melatonin production compared to controls. This suggests melatonin may play a role in insomnia, even with minor objective sleep disturbances.

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