Social Rhythm Disruption is Associated with Greater Depressive Symptoms in People with Mood Disorders: Findings from a Multinational Online Survey During COVID-19.
Piyumi KahawageBen BullockDenny MeyerJohn GottliebMarie CroweHolly A SwartzLakshmi N YathamMaree InderRichard J PorterAndrew A NierenbergYbe MeestersMarijke GordijnBartholomeus Cm 'Benno' HaarmanGreg MurrayPublished in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2022)
These results are consistent with the social zeitgeber hypothesis proposing that mood disorders are sensitive to life events that disrupt social rhythms.