Psychiatric Disorders and Sleep Issues

Associations between poor subjective prenatal sleep quality and postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms

“…The limited, but statistically significant, role of poor subjective prenatal sleep quality on the etiology of postnatal depressive symptoms suggest that, in addition to treatment of depression, treatment of sleep problems can be helpful (Haynes, 2015;Sutton, 2014). During pregnancy especially, non-pharmacological treatments could be considered such as sleep hygiene education, cognitive behavioral therapies and relaxation techniques (Haynes, 2015;Sutton, 2014).…”

“…During pregnancy especially, non-pharmacological treatments could be considered such as sleep hygiene education, cognitive behavioral therapies and relaxation techniques (Haynes, 2015;Sutton, 2014).…”

Therapeutic implications of the choroid plexus–cerebrospinal fluid interface in neuropsychiatric disorders

“…Sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, can precede, predispose or be part of a psychiatric disorder and can exacerbate neuropsychiatric illness (Sutton, 2014) (Fig. 2).…”

“…Moreover, sleeping illnesses and impaired mental health (e.g. depression) are considered to be different manifestations of the same underlying neurobiological processes (Sutton, 2014). Current treatment for insomnia involves a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacological therapy, e.g.…”

Relationships between adult attachment style ratings and sleep disturbances in a nationally representative sample

“…Health conditions and psychiatric disorders are well-established correlates of sleep disturbances [4]. However, the links between sleep disturbances and these conditions are more complicated as sleep difficulties are thought to be both a common consequence of many health and psychiatric conditions [5,6] and to also play a role in the development of such conditions [5,7,8]. Furthermore, the presence of a sleep disturbance is a central feature (i.e., a symptom) of some psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression).…”