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Evaluating the links between schizophrenia and sleep and circadian rhythm disruption.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) - 1 Oct 2012
Pritchett David, Wulff Katharina, Oliver Peter L, Bannerman David M, Davies Kay E, Harrison Paul J, Peirson Stuart N, Foster Russell G
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Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption (SCRD) and schizophrenia are often co-morbid. Here, we propose that the co-morbidity of these disorders stems from the involvement of common brain mechanisms. We summarise recent clinical evidence that supports this hypothesis, including the observation that the treatment of SCRD leads to improvements in both the sleep quality and psychiatric symptoms of schizophrenia...
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