Given the Fact That MDD Is Correlated with Low Levels

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Essay

 Given the fact that MDD is correlated with low levels of serotonin activity, explain why we would expect abnormalities of REM sleep in people diagnosed with depression. What types of sleep patterns would we expect to see? How would medications boosting serotonin activity affect sleep?

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