DAILY MAIL: Depressed people are more likely to consider suicide after a bad night's sleep, study finds

  • Donna Littlewood

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  • Insufficient, and poor quality, shut eye make patients consider taking their lives
  • Previous research suggests insomnia makes people more tense and irritable
  • It also reduces their motivation to exercise, which eases depressive symptoms
  • Experts believe depressed patients should be treated to help improve their sleep
  • Up to 10% of people in England will experience depression at some point
Period27 Apr 2018

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  • TitleDepressed people are more likely to consider suicide after a bad night's sleep, study finds
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date27/04/18
    Description•Insufficient, and poor quality, shut eye make patients consider taking their lives
    •Previous research suggests insomnia makes people more tense and irritable
    •It also reduces their motivation to exercise, which eases depressive symptoms
    •Experts believe depressed patients should be treated to help improve their sleep
    •Up to 10% of people in England will experience depression at some point
    URL: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5665369/Depressed-people-likely-consider-suicide-bad-nights-sleep-study-finds.html
    URLwww.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5665369/Depressed-people-likely-consider-suicide-bad-nights-sleep-study-finds.html
    PersonsDonna Littlewood
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Keywords

  • mental health
  • sleep
  • suicide
  • depression