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Sleep Alterations as Proximal Markers for Suicide Risk

June 3, 2024

Dr Geoffroy discusses recent research exploring the links between suicide and sleep disturbances.
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Sleep Duration as a Predictor of Suicidal Desire and Intent: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

June 3, 2024

Both fewer hours of typical sleep and decreases in sleep in an individual night compared to one’s norm may be acute indicators of increased suicide risk.
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Risk for Suicide and Homicide Peaks at Night

May 29, 2024

Risk for suicide and homicide is greater at night than expected based on the number of people awake at that time. Nighttime risk was greater among young adults and...
Social Media Really is a Nightmare
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May 22, 2024

New research reveals a link between intense social media engagement and increased anxiety, lower peace of mind, and poor sleep quality.
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Correlates to Improved Sleep Duration in Mania and Depression

February 20, 2024

Sleep duration at admission and discharge and change in sleep duration during hospitalization was examined in patients experiencing a manic episode and compared to patients hospitalized for MDD during...
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Testing for Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Psychiatric Practice

January 10, 2024

Dr Barry Krakow comments on Benca and colleagues’ recent review of sleep apnea in psychiatric practice and calls for clinicians to screen for sleep-disordered breathing at intake.

Recent JCP Articles on Sleep

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Coprescribing of Z-Drugs and Opioids During COVID-19

September 11, 2023

Coprescribing of nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics, or “Z-drugs,” with opioids was more common among older patients, although the odds of coprescription among patients overall decreased over the COVID-19 lockdown period.
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Lurasidone and Anxiety Symptoms in Bipolar Depression

June 7, 2023

Lurasidone was superior to placebo at reducing anxiety in bipolar depression. Change in anxiety symptoms was predicted by sleep disturbance at baseline.
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Managing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Psychiatric Practice

January 23, 2023

As shown in this review, OSA may be a risk factor for the development of psychiatric conditions, as well as suicidal ideation and attempts.

Recent PCC Articles on Sleep

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Assessment of Sleep in Medical Trainees

September 12, 2023

This study assessed the prevalence of sleep disturbance among medical trainees during their clinical years, as well as associations with night versus day shifts, psychological stress, and fatigue.
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Insomnia and Time Monitoring Behavior

May 16, 2023

Time monitoring behavior and the associated frustration it engenders may perpetuate a negative cycle of insomnia and sleep aid use
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Sleep State Misperception in Frontotemporal Dementia

March 7, 2023

Clinicians should evaluate for paradoxical insomnia using an objective measure of sleep like actigraphy in patients with frontotemporal dementia, especially when the history is unreliable.

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Featured Sleep Research

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Bedtime Procrastination in University Students

February 28, 2023

Although good sleep is an important mediator of physical and mental health, many youth postpone going to bed.
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Managing Insomnia in Primary Care

January 24, 2023

This review provides up-to-date guidance on the management of insomnia disorder for primary care providers and describes gaps in current recognition and treatment.
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Computer Vision Syndrome, Insomnia, and Migraine

August 11, 2022

This study assessed the correlation between computer vision syndrome, insomnia, and migraine, using stress as a mediating factor.
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Sleep Quality in Patients With Schizophrenia

December 28, 2023

Most patients with schizophrenia suffered significantly from poor sleep quality, deleteriously impacting their daytime functioning.
Why Sleep Consistency May Be More Important Than Duration
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November 15, 2023

A new study highlights how sleep regularity, more than duration, significantly influences mortality risks from various health conditions.
Why One Sleepless Night May Actually Help Improve Depression
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November 9, 2023

How’s this for an unexpected finding: lack of sleep from pulling an all-nighter may actually help alleviate depression.
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Pimavanserin for Insomnia in Veterans With PTSD

November 6, 2023

Patients in this pilot study reported significantly improved sleep quality with pimavanserin.
Study Illuminates the Dark Side of Light Overexposure on Mental Health
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October 11, 2023

A study from Monash University finds that excessive light overexposure, especially at night, worsens psychological health.
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Lemborexant and Daridorexant in Insomnia: NNT, NNH, and LHH

October 2, 2023

This study examined whether differences existed between lemborexant and daridorexant in number needed to treat (NNT), number needed to harm (NNH), and likelihood to be helped or harmed (LHH)...

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