ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2013
The link between suicide and insomnia: theoretical mechanisms.
Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05616819 (Regulating Mood and Suicidal Ideation With Morning Light Exposure Treatment), which is not on this map. Cited by 103 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Regulating Mood and Suicidal Ideation With Morning Light Exposure Treatment
Who cites it
103 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 212 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk and protective factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among Chinese university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Cognitive factors and processes in models of insomnia: A systematic review.Journal of sleep research · 2023Pooled it
- Insomnia as a Precipitating Factor in New Onset Mental Illness: a Systematic Review of Recent Findings.Current psychiatry reports · 2017Pooled it
- Examining the role of psychological factors in the relationship between sleep problems and suicide.Clinical psychology review · 2017Pooled it
- Auricular acupuncture with seed or pellet attachments for primary insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Impact of an internet-based insomnia intervention on suicidal ideation and associated correlates in veterans at elevated suicide risk.Translational behavioral medicine · 2024Trial
- An exploratory analysis of the association of circadian rhythm dysregulation and insomnia with suicidal ideation over the course of treatment in individuals with depression, insomnia, and suicidal ideation.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Trial
- Reducing Suicidal Ideation Through Insomnia Treatment (REST-IT): A Randomized Clinical Trial.The American journal of psychiatry · 2019Trial
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- A multi-site randomized clinical trial to reduce suicidal ideation in suicidal adult outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder: Development of a methodology to enhance safety.Clinical trials (London, England) · 2015Trial
- Burden of Insomnia Among Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder: Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Suicide and Sleep Disorders: The Role of Insomnia, Nightmares, and Circadian Disruption.Cureus · 2026Review
- Association of Healthy Lifestyle with Insomnia Among Chinese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clocks & sleep · 2026Article
- Sleep Disturbance Trajectories During Childhood and Early Adolescence Associated With Increased Suicide Risk.JAACAP open · 2026Article
- Association between self-esteem and suicide risk in adolescents from five schools in northern Peru: A cross-sectional study.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- The effect and safety of sleep interventions on suicidal thoughts and behavior - A systematic review and meta-analyses.Sleep medicine: X · 2025Review
- Sleep disturbances and PTSD: identifying baseline predictors of insomnia response in an intensive treatment programme.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Anxiety and depression as mediators in insomnia-suicidal ideation link among isolated individuals.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors among Post-9/11 Veterans: Investigating Longitudinal Change and Interactions with Mental Health.Psychiatry research · 2025Article
- Nightmares and self-injurious thoughts among clinically acute adolescents: Examining negative affect as a potential mechanism.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
Insomnia has been established as a risk factor for depression and mental illness for decades, but a growing body of evidence has recently exposed insomnia to be an independent risk factor for suicide that encompasses all age ranges. This discovery has invigorated investigation to elucidate the relationship between insomnia and suicide, and over 20 studies reinforcing this association in adults have been published since 2010 alone. This article analyzes relevant research and emphasizes studies published within the last three years with the intent of proposing theoretical mechanisms explaining the link between suicide and insomnia. These mechanisms may then be used as targets for future investigation of treatment.
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