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Poor sleep quality is associated with symptom severity in schizophrenia, independent of chronotype and BDNF Val66Met genetic variant.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 30 Aug 2026
Kumar Anusree Ashok, Shaju Aisha, Sidharthan Midhun, John Jasmine, Mundedath Ranjitha, Haridas Nishanth J, Kakkolil Anish Palliyalil, Anitha Ayyappan, Ravindren Rajith K, Balan Shabeesh
Abstract excerpt
Sleep disturbances are prevalent in schizophrenia and are associated with symptom severity, yet findings remain inconsistent, reflecting unmeasured biological moderators. Chronotype and the BDNF genetic variant influence sleep regulation and schizophrenia-related phenotypes. However, their combined contribution to the sleep quality-symptom severity association remains unexplored. We aimed to characterise sleep...
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- Humans
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
- Chronotype
- Male
- Schizophrenia
