ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2012
The prospective relationship between sleep problems and suicidal behavior in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
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- Association Between Disturbed Sleep and Depression in Children and Youths: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies.JAMA network open · 2021Pooled it
- Food Insecurity and Sleep Disturbance Among 223,561 Adolescents: A Multi-Country Analysis of Cross-Sectional Surveys.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Insomnia as a Precipitating Factor in New Onset Mental Illness: a Systematic Review of Recent Findings.Current psychiatry reports · 2017Pooled it
- Sleep disturbances as an evidence-based suicide risk factor.Current psychiatry reports · 2015Pooled it
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- Sleep disturbances and psychological well-being among military medical doctors of the Swiss Armed Forces: study protocol, rationale and development of a cross-sectional and longitudinal interventional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Caregiver-Level Mental Health as a Contextual Effect in the Association Between Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
- Health Diagnoses and Service Utilization in the Year Before Youth and Young Adult Suicide.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Article
- Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia in Adolescence: Implications for Mental Health.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Sleep and substance use: Practice considerations for social workers.Journal of social work practice in the addictions · 2023Article
- Early childhood sleep problems predict increased risk for the later development of suicidal thoughts.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2023Article
- Healthy sleep for healthy schools: A pilot study of a sleep education resource to improve adolescent sleep.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2022Article
- Dynamic Regulatory Processes in the Transition From Suicidal Ideation to Action in Adults Leaving Inpatient Psychiatric Care: Protocol for an Intensive Longitudinal Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive Review of the Literature on Sleep Difficulties and Suicidality in Youth to Inform an Integrative Developmental Model and Future Directions.Current sleep medicine reports · 2022Article
- The Many Faces of Sleep Disorders in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: An Update on Clinical Features and Treatment.Neuropsychobiology · 2022Review
- The Moderating Role of Lifestyle on Insomnia in Home Quarantine College Students During the COVID-19 Epidemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- College students' sleep difficulty during COVID-19 and correlated stressors: A large-scale cross-sessional survey study.Sleep epidemiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivePrevious research has found a longitudinal relationship between sleep problems and suicidal behavior while controlling for depression and other important covariates in a high risk sample of adolescents and controls. In this paper, we replicated this longitudinal relationship in a national sample and examined whether the relationship was partially mediated by depression, alcohol-related problems and other drug use.
methodsStudy participants were 6504 adolescents from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (ADD HEALTH).
resultsIn bivariate analyses, sleep problems (i.e., having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep) at Wave 1 were associated with suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts at Waves 1, 2, and 3 (W1, 2 and 3). In multivariate analyses, controlling for depression, alcohol problems, illicit drug use, and important covariates such as gender, age, and chronic health problems, sleep problems at a previous wave predicted suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts at a subsequent wave. In mediation analyses, W2 depression significantly mediated the effect of W1 sleep problems on W3 suicide thoughts. Moreover, W2 suicidal thoughts also significantly mediated the effect of W1 sleep problems on W3 suicidal attempts.
conclusionsSleep problems appear to be a robust predictor of subsequent suicidal thoughts and attempts in adolescence and young adulthood. Having trouble falling sleeping or staying asleep had both direct and indirect effects (via depression and suicidal thoughts) on suicidal behavior. Future research could determine if early intervention with sleep disturbances reduces the risk for suicidality in adolescents and young adults.
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