A randomised cross-over study assessing the “blue pyjama syndrome” in major depressive episode

Abstract This paper introduces a “blue pyjama syndrome” (whereby wearing hospital pyjamas results in an exaggerated impression of severity). We performed a 5-day, prospective, randomized, cross-over study in a French mood disorder unit for inpatients. At Day 1 (D1) and Day 5 (D5), two 5-minute video...

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Main Authors: Hélèna Delmas, Jean-Marie Batail, Bruno Falissard, Gabriel Robert, Maxence Rangé, Stéphane Brousse, Jacques Soulabaille, Dominique Drapier, Florian Naudet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02411-x