In the article above, the author talks about how closely sleep duration and suicidal thoughts are related in people who have insomnia. Insomnia is a condition where people have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. This quote by Linden Oliver, MA, clinical research coordinator for the University of Pennsylvania Behavioral Sleep Medicine Research Program in Philadelphia, Pa. shows the severity of the situation. "A 72 percent decrease in the likelihood of moderate or high suicide risk with a one-hour increase in sleep is interesting given the small sample size." This is a large decrease which is good, then Oliver said "These results further highlight the importance of obtaining adequate amounts of sleep".
For people with insomnia this may be bad news but it is not just suicide. "According to the authors, sleep loss is associated with depression, executive dysfunction and poor decision making. However, few studies have investigated the role of short sleep duration in suicidal ideation." These are just a few other symptoms of not getting enough sleep. Although insomnia is the most common sleep complaint, it is not a single sleep disorder. Even though it does vary from person to person, insomnia can be cured by changes you make on your own.
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