“What is exciting about these findings is that they are among the first to demonstrate that treating insomnia with a behavioral strategy, not a pill, can prevent the development of depression in older ...

Depressive symptoms can manifest in different ways. Often, they can interrupt your sleep quality. Here’s what to do about it. Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in ...

Depression can also lead to hypersomnia (an excessive need for sleep) for some people, says Chester Wu, MD, a sleep medicine physician in Houston and a medical reviewer for Everyday Health. Not only ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sleep/wake rhythm disruptions were tied to suicidal ideation regardless of depression severity. Future trials ...

Ask anyone struggling to get their nightly rest — lack of sleep can be a serious detriment to one’s mental health. But while the link between lack of shuteye and the sads is already well understood, ...

An exhaustive review of sleep research spanning five decades underscores the importance of getting your Zzzzzs. Sleep loss undermines emotional functioning and increases a person's risk for anxiety ...

Sleep deprivation is generally known to have a negative impact on mood, but a new study has found a paradoxical effect. The research revealed that a single night of complete sleep deprivation led to ...

In 1818 Johann Christian August Heinroth, considered to have been the first professor of psychiatry at a university, suggested that sleep deprivation might alleviate “melancholia,” or depression. But ...

Sleep problems may be one of the first symptoms of major depressive disorder -- a serious, but treatable mental health problem, more commonly known as depression. Not only a symptom of depression, ...

Pulling an all-nighter might leave you exhausted — but it could also be a temporary mood-booster. Researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois studied the effects of sleep deprivation in mice ...

A genetic predisposition to sleep 5 or fewer hours per night is associated with a significantly higher risk for subsequent depression. However, a genetic propensity to depression is not associated ...