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Dieter Kunz1, Richard Mahlberg, Cordula Müller

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany. dieter.kunz@charite.de

Summary

Exogenous melatonin supplementation effectively normalized disturbed rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. Melatonin increased REM sleep duration and continuity, improving daytime function without altering circadian phase.

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