Depressive Symptomology

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. It can have a devastating impact on one’s emotion, physical, occupation and social life. While it occasionally can be seen in the clinical setting as a primary diagnosis, it most often presents as a comorbidity to a medical or psychiatric issue;

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder which makes falling asleep very hard, or cause you to stay up or wake up, or make you unable to get back to sleep. In addition, insomnia can deplete your energy and reduce disturb your mood. Moreover, it can spoil your work performance, health, and quality of life. Also, you may still suffer feeling tired and ruin your temper. when you wake up.

A 2014 study regarding: “information processing during sleep and stress-related sleep vulnerability” was aimed at determining a better insight into the correlation between sleep and individuals ' vulnerability to stress-related sleep. It involved highly respected institutions the: “Sleep Center, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Sleep Laboratory, Department of Psychology and the Research Center for Mind,

On the inside, I was riddled with chronic depression and anxiety which manifested itself in the inability to fall asleep. Anybody who is, or has been, in this situation knows how horrible it is. You need sleep, and the sleep you get has to be good deep sleep. If it's not, the likely result will be more depression and anxiety coupled with chronic fatigue.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of insomnia severity on wellbeing, quality of life, and healthcare costs.

Many questioned, or perhaps pondered upon the relationships between depression and attention deficit, with sleep duration. Research has been done about these issues, but focused exclusively on adolescents. This article shows how researchers try to answer questions on how depression and attention deficit is associated with sleep duration. The researchers of this study have hypothesized that there is a “close connection between sleep duration, poor attention and depressive symptoms”, in non-clinical children. They have planned to explore the children’s sleep duration, bedtime behavior, daytime sleepiness, attention and, symptoms of depression. Some of their findings were unanticipated, and unexpected.

Insomnia is one of the sleep-wake disorders and affects millions on a daily basis. Individuals affected by insomnia can have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or having non-restorative sleep. According to the American Psychiatric Association, insomnia symptoms are reported by one-third of all adults and 10-15% of those adults experience daytime impairments related to insomnia while 6-10% of them actually meet the criteria for insomnia disorder (2013, p. 364-365). The occurrence of insomnia is more prevalent in women, older adults, shift workers, those of lower socioeconomic status, and “those with poor physical and mental” (Morin, 2010). It can result from several causes, some of which include life stressors such as divorce and job loss, other psychological or medical disorders, environmental changes, and age. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), medication, or a combination of the two is used in treating insomnia.

There have been reports which have said sleep deprivation not only increases sleepiness but it also accelerates deterioration of mood (Kaida and Niki). Sleep and mood are closely connected; poor or inadequate sleep can be the source of irritability and anxiety, while healthy sleep can enhance well-being (Sleep and Mood). Therefore, sleep is crucial to have a pleasant mood and outlook on life on a daily basis. The typical adult requires about seven to eight hours of sleep for each night to have good well-being. University of Pennsylvania researchers found that subjects who were restricted to only four and a half hours of sleep a night for one week reported feeling more stressed, angry, sad, and mentally exhausted (Sleep and Mood). Furthermore, college students who

This paper has looked into what causes mood and sleep disorders, as well as what can be done to treat them. Even though there is still much to be learned or understood, we are well on our way to finding cures for disorders like depression and fatal familial insomnia. Hopefully, with this paper, people can get a better understanding on what can affect mood and sleep, so that they can take a proactive approach in preventing conditions from arising, and manage them if they

Since rumination levels were not different between the two chronotypes, we could not include them in the model as mediators. Therefore we performed four mediation analyses, first with objective sleep latency, secondly with the total PSQI score, third with the components of the PSQI and lastly with the components of the sleep diary. We included the sleep parameters in four different models because of their high correlation; ranging from r=0.25 to r=0.70. Mediator analysis showed that subjective sleep parameters such total PSQI b=-4.03, SE=1.43, CI=-7.57,-1.60, sleep quality(PSQI) b=-2.24, SE=1.10, CI=-5.06,-.60; daily dysfunction (PSQI) b=-3.06, SE=.97, CI=-5.31,-1.48; and sleep quality from the sleep diary, b=-2.84, SE=1.50, CI=-6.83,-.63;

These maladaptation’s maintain symptoms past a disorders threshold and in chronic cases can lead to other symptoms presenting themselves. Poor sleep predicts future depressive moods (Ford & Kamerow, 1989; Perlis et al, 1997) and PDD in severe cases may lead to Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) episodes and cause “Double Depression” (Katz, 1982). When comorbidity of insomnia and depression are present, both symptoms may magnify (Ohayon & Roth, 2003). Patients presenting with both insomnia and depression have more persistent maladaptive beliefs than those who only experience insomnia (Carney et al., 2007) and patients with combined symptoms also display greater sleep schedule disruptions (Suh et al.,

ST came to the clinic with a complaint of insomnia. In the treatment plan for insomnia, the aim is not only to help the individual achieve a restful sleep but, to find out the cause of insomnia. Since anxiety and depression are two of the most common causes of chronic insomnia (Robinson, Smith & Segal, 2016). Firstly, I will evaluate ST for anxiety and depression. For anxiety, I could use the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7). This is a 7-question screening tool that identifies whether a complete assessment for anxiety is indicated (CIHS, N.D). For depression I will use Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) which is the most common screening tool used to identify possible diagnosis of depression and the severity in at-risk population

Several studies have been dedicated to this precise disorder, due to its widespread prevalence in the general population. In the United States, it is estimated that roughly one in ten adult individuals currently suffer from clinical insomnia (Vand et al, 2014). Current literature indicates that a similar proportion of university students are affected, approximately one in eight students (Joshi et al, 2015). Evidence also suggests that females and single individuals are more at risk for insomnia (Vand et al, 2014). A lack of sufficient sleep affects mood regulation and is

The literature revealed that there are so much information and ideas that relate to the research problem. According to research people background, traditions, and personal influence plays a huge role when it comes to their choices and strategies they choose to deal with their sleep problems. The study described the use and perceived success of pharmacological and nonpharmacological sleep strategies by individuals who have insomnia It also explores the possible relationship between strategy and choices and success to gender, income age and educations( Homsey, M., & O’Connell, K. (2012). Insomnia is considered a disorder when it

For many victims of insomnia, there are long nights of seemingly endless thoughts. Insomniacs are stuck continuously staring at the ceiling, thinking about whatever there is to think about, and checking the clock. For many others, this concept is extremely difficult to comprehend. Insomnia is generally a sleeping disorder where the individual has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep (WebMD). There are several treatment options for this disorder such as sleep hygiene, relaxation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and specific medications. In many cases, insomnia is temporary for short or long periods of times, while for others, can be a life-long predicament. With this problem, many may ask, what exactly causes insomnia? Is there a lot of stress before going to bed? Does the individual suffer from any medical conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or any others? There are several questions to ask when it exploring the origins of insomnia. Emotional problems such as stress, anxiety, and depression can have a direct relationship with this sleeping disorder and can cause a majority of the cases of insomnia today.