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Poor sleep in medicated patients with remitted depressive disorder: A naturalistic study
Tsung- Hua Lu M.D 1, Po See Chen M.D., Ph.D 2, Kao Chin Chen M.D., Ph.D 1, I Hui Lee M.D 1, Yen Kuang Yang M.D 3
1 Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Dou-Liou Branch, Yunlin County, Yunlin
2 Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University; Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University; Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou Branch, Yunlin County, Yunlin
3 Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University; Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Yunlin County; Department of Psychiatry, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan City, Taiwan
Correspondence Address:
I Hui Lee
No. 138, Sheng Li Road, North District, Tainan 704
Yunlin
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/TPSY.TPSY_10_20
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Objectives: Depression with partial remission and residual symptoms following treatments is common. Elucidating the problems remaining in the remitted patients would help optimize treatment. In this study, we intended to study remission rate and related factors as well as their unresolved problems in patients with treated depressive disorder. Methods: We included 65 medicated patients with depression for 6–12 months. We also chose 65 healthy persons as a control group. The study participants completed Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), checklists of side effects, Sheehan Disability Scale, World Health Organization Quality-of-Life-brief version, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Remission was defined as a BDI score of ≤ 15. Results: We found that the PSQI score was still higher in the remission group than the control group. Conclusion: Sleep problems, which may still be a commonly unresolved problem in medicated patients with depression, should be noticed by clinicians.
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