Problems with our sleep and internal body clock can trigger or worsen a range of psychiatric disorders, according to a new review of recent research evidence. The review, published today [19 February] ...

Duffy, J.F., Abbott, S.M., Burgess, H., Crowley, S.J., Emens, J.S., Epstein, L.J., Gamble, K.L., Hasler, B.P., Kristo, D., Malkani, R.G., Rahman, S.A., Thomas, S.J ...

A new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) highlights sleepiness as a key symptom of sleep-wake disorders and a range of psychiatric and neurologic disorders and calls ...

Sleep is critical for daytime and neurocognitive functioning, as well as physical and mental health. When people work shifts – in 2015, 21% of workers in the European Union did – their circadian sleep ...

Bipolar disorder disrupts sleep patterns, and sleep challenges worsen bipolar symptoms. Prioritizing better rest can help ...

Fargason RE, White BA, Gamble KL. Complete Sleep-wake Cycle Reversal Related to ADHD Detected by Actigraphy. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. Nov; 25(4): 307-308. Insomnia often goes untreated despite ...

More than half of night shift workers have at least one sleep disorder, as nocturnal labor plays havoc with body rhythms, a new study shows. About 51% of people working nights score positive for at ...

Before I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I didn’t think twice about sleep. I’d always been a night owl, but I went to bed reasonably early. And I never had trouble falling asleep or getting eight ...