The Insomnia-Suicide Link Across the Life Cycle: a Review

Purposeof Review The purpose of this review is to examine the literature regarding the link between suicidal ideation and behavior with insomnia and briefly discuss how treatment of the latter may reduce the former. Recent Findings We considered the literature in three categories: adolescents, non-e...

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Published in:Current sleep medicine reports 2023-09, Vol.9 (3), p.205-210
Main Authors: Spivey, Hunter, Asiri, Amal, Kridel, Matthew M., Uppalapati, Thashi, Peeples, Dale, McCall, William V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Anxiety
Bipolar disorder
Cardiology
Caregivers
Child development
Circadian rhythm
Emotional disorders
Family Medicine
General Practice
Hypotheses
Insomnia
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mood disorders
Neurology
Otorhinolaryngology
Psychiatry
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
Suicidal behavior
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
Topical collection on Insomnia
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Summary:Purposeof Review The purpose of this review is to examine the literature regarding the link between suicidal ideation and behavior with insomnia and briefly discuss how treatment of the latter may reduce the former. Recent Findings We considered the literature in three categories: adolescents, non-elderly adults and elderly adults. Each group had distinct presentations; adolescents displayed increased hopelessness as insomnia symptom severity increased, non-elderly adults displayed elevated rates of impulsive behavior and lastly older persons displayed increasing and persistent levels of depression related to thwarted belongingness as they transitioned into late life. Possible mechanisms underlying the suicide-insomnia link varied with each group; however, increasing insomnia symptom severity increased risk for suicide for all groups.
ISSN:2198-6401
2198-6401
DOI:10.1007/s40675-023-00256-7