Sexual Abuse Survivors Have Increased Lifetime Diagnoses Of Psychiatric Disorders

New research finds that a history of sexual abuse, regardless of the victim's gender or age when the abuse occurred, correlates strongly with a lifetime diagnosis of multiple psychiatric disorders... Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Memory And Sleep - Think It Over, Then Sleep On It

When it comes to executing items on tomorrow's to-do list, it's best to think it over, then "sleep on it," say psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis. People who sleep after processing and storing a memory carry out their intentions much better than people who try to execute their plan before getting to sleep... Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Loneliness, Poor Health Appear To Be Linked

Two UA studies have found that hoarding friends doesn't necessarily diminish forlorn feelings and that loneliness is a matter of perception. Hoarding friends on Facebook - or followers on Twitter - won't do much to stave off loneliness if those relationships lack any kind of strong connection, new research finds... Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Dream Therapy In Psychiatry Could Be Revived Following Discovery Of New Links Between Lucid Dreaming And Psychosis

Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment, a European Science Foundation (ESF) workshop has found. This is strengthened by the potential evolutionary relationship between dreams and psychosis. Lucid dreaming - when you are aware you are dreaming - is a hybrid state between sleeping and being awake. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

In Greenland Constant Sunlight Linked To Summer Suicide Spike

Suicide rates in Greenland increase during the summer, peaking in June. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry speculate that insomnia caused by incessant daylight may be to blame. Karin Sparring Björkstén from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, led a team of researchers who studied the seasonal variation of suicides in all of Greenland from 1968-2002. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Study Links Increased Risk Of Suicidal Behaviour In Adults To Sleep Problems

Adults who suffer chronic sleep problems may face an increased risk of suicidal behaviour, new research indicates. In a study to be presented on April 1, 2009 at the World Psychiatric Association international congress "Treatments in Psychiatry," scientists found that the more types of sleep disturbances people had, the more likely they were to have thoughts of killing themselves, engage in planning a suicidal act or make a suicide attempt. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Dreams Can Carry More Weight Than Conscious Thoughts, Say Researchers

While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams contain important hidden truths, according to newly published research. In six different studies, researchers surveyed nearly 1,100 people about their dreams. "Psychologists' interpretations of the meaning of dreams vary widely," said Carey Morewedge, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the study's lead author. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Dreams Can Carry More Weight Than Conscious Thoughts, Say Researchers

While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams contain important hidden truths, according to newly published research. In six different studies, researchers surveyed nearly 1,100 people about their dreams. "Psychologists' interpretations of the meaning of dreams vary widely," said Carey Morewedge, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the study's lead author. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

A Period Of Slumber Helps The Brain Distinguish Core Emotions From Background Details

As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives. Now, a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Boston College offers new insights into the specific components of emotional memories, suggesting that sleep plays a key role in determining what we remember - and what we forget. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin

Worms Help Us Uncover Key Insights Into Origing Of Depression, Insomnia And Memory

Researchers have spent decades probing the causes of depression, schizophrenia and insomnia in humans. But a new study in this week's PLoS Biology may have uncovered key insights into the origins of these and other conditions by examining a most unlikely research subject: worms. The project, which was led by Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Kenneth Miller, Ph.D., examined the way eye-less microscopic worms known as C. Tags: Insomnia Sleeping problems Insomnia information Sleepin