Abstract
Attempts to analyse the sleep structure of patients with eating disorders have
so far led to conflicting results. Polygraphic findings suggest that patients with bulimia nervosa
are not easily distinguishable from age-matched controls, whereas anorexic patients
show some abnormalities in sleep efficiency and sleep architecture. Nevertheless, both
bulimic and anorexic patients complain of poor quality sleep. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the microstructure of sleep in anorexia and bulimia by analysing arousal (following
the rules of the American Sleep Disorders Association) and the cyclic alternating pattern
(CAP). The results confirmed the presence of sleep disturbances in eating disordered
patients: an increase in arousal length and the CAP rate. They also seem to confirm the findings
of previous studies suggesting that altered sleep in eating disordered patients may be
related to their body mass index (BMI) and psychopathological status.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 77-80 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Rivista | Eating and Weight Disorders |
Volume | 9 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2004 |
Keywords
- Microstructure of sleep
- eating disorders