Table 3.
Sleep parameters recorded before and 1 day after the end of EMDR therapy applied to control (CTL) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients.
| Sleep parameters | Before | After | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTL (N = 11) | PTSD (N = 13) | CTL (N = 11) | PTSD (N = 13) | |
| Sleep latency (min) | 10.3±6.1 | 8.3±4.3 | 13.5±15.6 | 5.8±7.1 |
| REM sleep latency (min) | 83.2±36.5 | 81.2±28.9 | 84.5±39.4 | 91.4±31.5 |
| N1 (%) | 2.7±2.4 | 3.9±4.3 | 1.9±1.2 | 2.8±1.7 |
| N2 (%) | 57.8±6 | 54.7±4.5 | 55.8±6.8 | 54.8±6.4 |
| N3 (%) | 21.0±6.0 | 22.2±6.3 | 22.2±7.8 | 21.7±8.1 |
| Micro-arousals (n) | 71.2±25.4 | 80.1±29.2 | 75.5±28.1 | 72.3±29.1 |
| Total sleep time (min) | 383.1±24.3 | 375.8±57.3 | 377.4±66.3 | 379.5±47.9 |
| PLM (n/h) | 0.6±2.2 | 0.6±2.1 | 0.6±2.0 | 0.7±2.1 |
| AHI (n/h) | 2.1±1.7 | 4.8±6.7 | 2.8±2.1 | 4.2±6.2 |
| Transitions REM-waking | 3.0±1.7 | 4.8±3.5 | 2.9±1.8 | 3.8±2.7 |
| Transitions REM-N1 | 0.4±0.7 | 0.4±0.6 | 0.6±1.0 | 0.6±0.8 |
| Transitions REM-N2 | 2.5±0.9 | 2.4±1.6 | 3.4±2.2 | 2.5±1.4 |
| REM densitya | 34±18 | 62±33 | 29±21 | 26±17 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD. Number of subjects per group is shown in parenthesis.
a
REM density was determined in 9 control subjects and 13 PTSD patients.