Association of Lack of Dreaming and Forgetfulness: Presentation of a Case with Depression

Although the aim and the function of sleeping is not definitely explained, its relation with memory has been discussed for more than 200 years. We want to discuss literature on dream-memory relation in the light of a depression case who was complaining from forgetfulness. We present a depression cas...

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Main Authors: Behice Han Almis, Mustafa Celik, Birgul Elbozan Cumurcu, Aysun Kalenderoglu
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Language:English
Published: Society of Turaz Bilim 2015-12-01
Series:Medicine Science
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Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=179403
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author Behice Han Almis
Mustafa Celik
Birgul Elbozan Cumurcu
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description Although the aim and the function of sleeping is not definitely explained, its relation with memory has been discussed for more than 200 years. We want to discuss literature on dream-memory relation in the light of a depression case who was complaining from forgetfulness. We present a depression case who presented with complaints of forgetfulness and lack of dreaming and both complaints were relieved after treatment with fluoxetine 20 mg/day. We believe that investigating dreaming in patients who have memory disturbances can shade light on dreaming-memory relationship. [Med-Science 2015; 4(4.000): 2890-6]
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spelling doaj.art-96d1e5032d7748fcbab28ffa64c40c092024-02-03T05:06:15ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342015-12-01442890610.5455/medscience.2015.04.8267179403Association of Lack of Dreaming and Forgetfulness: Presentation of a Case with DepressionBehice Han Almis0Mustafa Celik1Birgul Elbozan Cumurcu2Aysun Kalenderoglu3Adiyaman University Training and Research Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Adiyaman, Turkey Adiyaman University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Adiyaman, Turkey Inonu University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Malatya, Turkey Adiyaman University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Adiyaman, TurkeyAlthough the aim and the function of sleeping is not definitely explained, its relation with memory has been discussed for more than 200 years. We want to discuss literature on dream-memory relation in the light of a depression case who was complaining from forgetfulness. We present a depression case who presented with complaints of forgetfulness and lack of dreaming and both complaints were relieved after treatment with fluoxetine 20 mg/day. We believe that investigating dreaming in patients who have memory disturbances can shade light on dreaming-memory relationship. [Med-Science 2015; 4(4.000): 2890-6]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=179403Dreamingforgetfulnessdepression
spellingShingle Behice Han Almis
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Association of Lack of Dreaming and Forgetfulness: Presentation of a Case with Depression
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title Association of Lack of Dreaming and Forgetfulness: Presentation of a Case with Depression
title_full Association of Lack of Dreaming and Forgetfulness: Presentation of a Case with Depression
title_fullStr Association of Lack of Dreaming and Forgetfulness: Presentation of a Case with Depression
title_full_unstemmed Association of Lack of Dreaming and Forgetfulness: Presentation of a Case with Depression
title_short Association of Lack of Dreaming and Forgetfulness: Presentation of a Case with Depression
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topic Dreaming
forgetfulness
depression
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