For example, chronic insomnia may increase an individual's risk of developing a mood disorder, such as depression or anxiety. Sleep problems may, in turn, contribute to psychological problems. 2 While sleep research is still exploring the relationship between depression and sleep, studies have shown that depressed people may have abnormal sleep patterns. Studies have found that 15 to 20 percent of people diagnosed with insomnia will develop major depression. Lawrence Epstein, Medical Director of Sleep Health Centers and an instructor at Harvard Medical School.ĭifficulty sleeping is sometimes the first symptom of depression. So people who are depressed or have anxiety often have trouble with sleep as part of those disorders," says Dr. "There's a big relationship between psychiatric and psychological problems and sleep.
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