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> Sleep deprivation increases some people's risk of suicide. Got a source for this?

• DanBC 10y ago
  It's not a controversial claim! The Link between Suicide and Insomnia: Theoretical Mechanisms - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791319/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791319/ > Insomnia has been established as a risk factor for depression and mental illness for decades, but a growing body of evidence has recently exposed insomnia to be an independent risk factor for suicide that encompasses all age ranges. This discovery has invigorated investigation to elucidate the relationship between insomnia and suicide, and over 20 studies reinforcing this association in adults have been published since 2010 alone.
  • benevol 10y ago
    The link with insomnia is pretty clear, because it's a structural, long-term and uncontrolled problem. But I'm not sure that (controllable/wanted) short-term sleep deprivation can be directly compared to it.