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The Link Between Suicide and Insomnia: Theoretical Mechanisms

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McCall, W. Vaughn, Black, Carmen G.·2013·Current Psychiatry Reports

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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. This article analyzes relevant research and emphasizes studies published within the last three years with the intent of proposing theoretical mechanisms explaining the link between suicide and insomnia. These mechanisms may then be used as targets for future investigation of treatment.

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Authors: McCall, W. V., & Black, C. G.
Affiliations: Augusta University (US)
Corresponding author: McCall, W. Vaughn
ORCID: McCall, W. Vaughn
Black, Carmen G.
Venue: Current Psychiatry Reports
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2013-08-15
Volume: 15
Issue: 9
Pages: 389-389
ISSN: 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
1535-1645
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-013-0389-9
PMC: PMC3791319
OpenAlex: W2125623711
Cited by: 219
References: 97
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1
FWCI: 1.66
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH095778, R01MH095776, MH095776-01A1)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
Keywords: insomnia, suicide, suicide risk factors, theoretical mechanisms, depression, mental illness, sleep disorders
MeSH terms: Cross-Sectional Studies, Dreams, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Serotonin, Suicide

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