Is the delayed sleep phase syndrome a physical or psychological disease? A case report of disappearance following a change of latitude
Psychiatry and Clinical NeurosciencesPublished 1 October 2000Open access
Claude Gottesmann
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The delayed sleep phase syndrome is characterized by an abnormally late sleeping and arousal time and among several available treatments, chronotherapy, light therapy and melatonin administration strongly suggest a frequently recurring disturbance of the brain's circadian clock.
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The delayed sleep phase syndrome is characterized by an abnormally late sleeping and arousal time. Among several available treatments, chronotherapy, light therapy and melatonin administration strongly suggest a frequently recurring disturbance of the brain's circadian clock. However, several studies show psychological disturbances, which are either potentially a consequence or a cause or only fortuitously associated. The first case of disappearance of the disturbance after a move to a tropical latitude does not determine the main responsible factor.
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