Can mental health disorders be caused be a sleep disorder or is the sleep disorder caused by the mental health
Can depression or anxiety be caused by a sleep disorder (specifically Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder) or is the sleep disorder caused by the depression and anxiety? Or can it be either?
It can be either. We don’t always know what comes first-the chicken or the egg, so to speak-what we know is that there is a relationship. Serotonin is produced during sleep, so a disruption in sleep would affect serotonin levels and this could result in depression, particularly if the disruption was long term. Sleep disturbances are a hallmark of depression and could lead to a sleep disorder resulting from chronic insomnia. That’s why good sleep hygiene practices are so important in managing depression and why shift-work can exacerbate mental health issues in many people, especially those who are predisposed.
October 11th, 2009 at 4:27 am
Bipolar disorder can result in sleeplessness, and lack of sleep can cause hallucinations, paranoia, and schizophrenia like symptoms. See depression, anxiety, and insomnia, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris on pages 2, 6, and 3. Ensure 1 hour of exposure to sunlight, daily, to help correct it: the "sleep disorders" website may have more.
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October 11th, 2009 at 5:11 am
Sleep issues and psychological conditions often go hand-in-hand. It becomes much like a chicken-or-the-egg type of phenomenon.
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October 11th, 2009 at 6:01 am
It can be either. We don’t always know what comes first-the chicken or the egg, so to speak-what we know is that there is a relationship. Serotonin is produced during sleep, so a disruption in sleep would affect serotonin levels and this could result in depression, particularly if the disruption was long term. Sleep disturbances are a hallmark of depression and could lead to a sleep disorder resulting from chronic insomnia. That’s why good sleep hygiene practices are so important in managing depression and why shift-work can exacerbate mental health issues in many people, especially those who are predisposed.
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20 years as a psychotherapist
October 11th, 2009 at 6:09 am
That’s like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg. It can be both. Take 50 mg. of Benadryl, (diphenhydromine) at bedtime. See if that doesn’t help you define a sleep pattern.
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October 11th, 2009 at 6:31 am
It could go either way.
I have depression and I either sleep to little or too much.
By the way, sleep disorders are included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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