Sleep problems may up suicide risk, U-M researcher finds
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Adults who suffer chronic sleep problems may face an increased risk of suicidal behaviour, new research indicates. In a study presented on April 1 at the World Psychiatric...
View ArticleAlcohol’s disruptive effects on sleep may be more pronounced among women
Researchers have known for decades that alcohol can initially deepen sleep during the early part of the night but then disrupt sleep during the latter part of the night; this is called a “rebound...
View ArticleSleep questions answered
Psychiatry faculty were featured in a WJRT-TV series on sleep and health and answered many common questions about sleep, including the phenomenon some call “momsomnia.”...
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Novick named inaugural Jenkins award recipient
Danielle M. Novick, Ph.D., a U-M psychiatry research fellow, is the recipient of the first Phil F. Jenkins Award, an award established through the Depression Center to spur creative advances in the...
View ArticleConroy elected AASM Insomnia section chair
Deirdre Conroy, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, has been elected to serve a one-year term as chair of the Insomnia Section of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Membership Sections...
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Resetting sleep clock could decrease depressive symptoms
Individuals with depression often experience disrupted sleep patterns. A technique called “chronotherapy” involves manipulating irregular sleep patterns in an effort to improve psychiatric symptoms. A...
View ArticleTime change leads to sleep disruption for many
For people with insomnia, the extra hour provided by the end of Daylight Savings Time usually does not translate into an additional hour of quality sleep. Instead, the time change (both in fall and...
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