One Symptom of Depression Is an Increase in Sleeping

question 41

Multiple Choice

One symptom of depression is an increase in sleeping.What other symptoms related to sleep occur in depression?

• A) Decreased delta (slow wave) sleep, the deepest stage of sleep
• B) Less intense REM activity
• C) Stages of deepest sleep occurring earlier in the sleep cycle
• D) Slower onset of REM sleep

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