With long hours and rotating shifts, many health care workers experience short and poor-quality sleep, risking not only their own health and safety but also increasing the risk of making errors that can affect patient safety.
Sleep disturbances and schizophrenia are closely linked. In fact, sleep disturbances are often the first symptom of schizophrenia to appear.
After the pandemic ends, healthcare workers may develop more severe mental health problems.
The scientists found that those who had more varied heart rates between 2 to 4 a.m., and between 4 to 6 a.m., tended to be prone to more severe depressive symptoms.
Read MoreSocial rhythm therapy (SRT), which uses behavioral strategies to support healthy sleep and other routines, is linked to improved mood and reduced suicide risk in young people with bipolar disorder (BD), early research suggests.
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Survey data of more than 3,000 adolescents recorded before and during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 found that supportive relationships with family and friends and healthy behaviors appeared to shield against the harmful effects of the pandemic on adolescents’ mental health.
Read MoreA set of parameters including sleep and biological rhythm variables are closely associated with the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms, starting in the third trimester of pregnancy to the third postpartum month.
Read MoreStudy data published in PLoS One describe the potential effects of sleep deprivation on emotion regulation.
Read MoreResearch shows that patients with bipolar disorder often have symptoms regulated by circadian function, including changes in mood, sleep, and appetite.
Read More“Poor sleep habits, depression, stress, anxiety, lack of exercise, chronic illness, or certain medications are among the triggers that can make it difficult to fall asleep, tough to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early.”
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There’s a two-way link between insomnia and depression, but there are many ways to treat both at the same time.
Read MoreA therapist describes how she helps her clients tap into emotional wellness techniques to get the best rest possible.
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The researchers found striking trends when they examined the associations between the sleep measures and inpatient psychiatric diagnoses.
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Changes to daily routines triggered by lockdowns allowed teenagers to follow their biological impulse to wake up and sleep later.
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Scientists are increasingly making a connection between lucid dreaming and mental health.
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Youth reported greater symptoms of posttraumatic avoidance when they had been exposed to childhood neglect, but this effect disappeared when sleep duration was high.
Read MoreResearchers recruited participants from two ongoing longitudinal studies of children and adolescents in the greater Seattle area.
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A National Center for Health Statistics report found the number of adults taking melatonin more than doubled between 2007 and 2012.
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