Do differences in sleep architecture exist between depressives with comorbid simple phobia as compared with pure...

Sleep records from 19 subjects with major depression and comorbid simple phobia were compared retrospectively with 25 patients with major depression alone and 25 normal controls. Groups were matched for age and gender; depressed subjects were matched for severity of depression. All subjects had been free of psychotropic medications at least 2 weeks when recorded. Sleep variables were analysed using one-way ANOVA. Both depressed groups had significantly longer sleep latency than normal controls. Depressed patients with and without simple phobia showed no differences in sleep architecture.