Sleep Loss Gives Rise to Intrusive Thoughts

Harrington, Marcus O.; Cairney, Scott A.

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2021.03.001

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“…The psychiatric disorders of anxiety, depression, anger, and insomnia have an intimate relationship with chronic stress as well as with each other. People with major depression or anxiety are likely to suffer from insomnia and sleep deprivation can trigger or increase the severity of depression and anxiety (15), in part by impairing top-down inhibitory networks and thus giving leeway to unpleasant, intrusive thoughts (16). Throughout the literature, these conditions are described as often occurring within, or as a part of, a vicious cycle (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27).…”

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“…People with major depression or anxiety are likely to suffer from insomnia and sleep deprivation can trigger or increase the severity of depression and anxiety (15), in part by impairing top-down inhibitory networks and thus giving leeway to unpleasant, intrusive thoughts (16). Throughout the literature, these conditions are described as often occurring within, or as a part of, a vicious cycle (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). The symptoms of these conditions, the most significant being distress, may perpetuate and compound the conditions further, often leading to such a vicious cycle of chronic illness which may further feed depression, anxiety, and insomnia, often simultaneously (28,29).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The autoimmune troubles brought about as a result of the chronic stress of depression or singular but powerful depressive events can lead to inflammatory conditions which cause neurotoxic changes in the brain making it much more prone to major depression ( 30 ). The self-reinforcing cycle of impaired sleep, intrusive thoughts, and consequently emotional distress likely plays a major role in major depression via disrupted inhibitory control networks ( 16 , 31 ). Rumination is a common characteristic observed in depression (and anxiety) in which one responds to depression with compulsive and repetitive over-analysis on the meaning, causes, and consequences of the depression ( 32 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Such a vicious cycle of insomnia is illustrated in Figure 1 . Due to the impairment of top-down inhibitory control, sleep deprivation can impair negative memory suppression, allowing aversive thoughts to pervade the mind resulting in the development of anxiety ( 16 ). Fear of anxiety symptoms can develop often resulting in deepening anxiety.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Harnessing the Spatial Foundation of Mind in Breaking Vicious Cycles in Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression: The Future of Virtual Reality Therapy Applications

Jerath¹,

Beveridge²

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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Mental Illnesses, particularly anxiety, insomnia, and depression often involve vicious cycles which are self-perpetuating and can trap one into a more chronic state. For example in the case of insomnia, sympathetic overactivity, intrusive thoughts, and emotional instability due to sleep loss can perpetuate further sleep loss the next night and so on. In this article, we put forward a perspective on breaking these vicious cycles based on preeminent theories in global and spatial cognition, that the foundation of the conscious mind is a spatial coordinate system. Based on this we discuss the potential and future of virtual reality therapeutic applications which utilize massive virtual spaces along with biofeedback designed to help break perpetual cycles in depression, anxiety, and insomnia. “Massive spaces” are those which are truly expansive such as when looking to the clear night sky. These virtual realities may take the form of a night sky, fantastical cosmic scenes, or other scenes such as mountain tops. We also hope to inspire research into such a spatial foundation of mind, use of perceived massive spaces for therapy, and the integration of biofeedback into virtual therapies.

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Section: A Vicious Cyclementioning

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Section: A Vicious Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Vicious Cyclementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Vicious Cyclementioning

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Harnessing the Spatial Foundation of Mind in Breaking Vicious Cycles in Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression: The Future of Virtual Reality Therapy Applications

Jerath¹,

Beveridge²

2021

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Sleep disorders affect the brain's neurons, leading to abnormal neurotransmitter secretion [ 12 ], disrupting cognitive function, and impairing learning and memory [ 13 – 17 ]. In addition, growing evidence shows that sleep disorders may lead to increased intrusive thoughts, affective disorder, and a higher risk of psychiatric disorders [ 18 – 20 ].…”

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A Feasibility Study on Smart Mattresses to Improve Sleep Quality

Zhang

Jin

Wan

et al. 2021

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Good sleep quality is essential, especially for clinical users. Sleep disorders not only impair the success rate of treatment but also delay recovery. They can seriously interfere with treatment outcomes and even endanger a user’s life. In this study, we created a smart mattress containing 10 × 18 air packs and control units. Each air pack contains a set of pressure and height sensors and two air valves. Each row control unit can detect and adjust the pressure and height of each air bag in the row. When the bed body is turned on, it automatically initializes, adjusts the state of each air bag to the same height and pressure, and enters a slow scanning state. When perceived objects or people are lying on the bed, the bed automatically perceives the human body structure and body pressure matrix, increases the scanning speed for more timely and accurate measurements of the digital matrix and forming pressure by matrix-normalized processing, and then uses local pressure variance detection to automatically adjust to the sleeping position of the human body and thus achieve a uniform force distribution and a comfortable state. Finally, pressure matrix binarization was used to match sleeping position templates to identify the best template for automatic recognition of the sleeping position. The experimental results show that the sleeping position recognition method has high accuracy, recall, and precision. Our mattress is designed with interfaces for external devices. In future research, the smart mattress can connect to an auxiliary part of a smart ecosystem consisting of a smart pill box, a smart lighting system, and a microclimate system, which is expected to yield a more comprehensive intelligent ward to explore the possibility of improving sleep quality.

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Stronger Associations Between Sleep and Mental Health in Adults with Autism: A UK Biobank Study

Henderson

Clair

Knowland

et al. 2021

J Autism Dev Disord

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This study examined sleep and its cognitive and affective correlates in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD), utilizing UK Biobank data. There were no group differences in subjective sleep duration [n = 220 ASD; n = 2200 general population (GP)]. Accelerometer measures of sleep duration or nighttime activity did not differ by group, but sleep efficiency was marginally lower in ASD (n = 83 ASD; n = 824 GP). Sleep efficiency was associated with wellbeing and mental health, and pathways between accelerometer sleep measures and wellbeing and mental health were significantly stronger for adults with ASD (who also reported substantially poorer wellbeing and > 5 × likelihood of experiencing mental distress). These findings highlight the need to monitor sleep to maintain good mental health in adult ASD.

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Sleep Loss Gives Rise to Intrusive Thoughts

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

Harnessing the Spatial Foundation of Mind in Breaking Vicious Cycles in Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression: The Future of Virtual Reality Therapy Applications

Harnessing the Spatial Foundation of Mind in Breaking Vicious Cycles in Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression: The Future of Virtual Reality Therapy Applications

A Feasibility Study on Smart Mattresses to Improve Sleep Quality

Stronger Associations Between Sleep and Mental Health in Adults with Autism: A UK Biobank Study

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