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Insomnia as a Precipitating Factor in New Onset Mental Illness: a Systematic Review of Recent Findings

Pigeon, Wilfred R., Bishop, Todd M., Krueger, Kelsey M.·2017·Current Psychiatry Reports

Abstract

Purpose We aimed to systematically review recent publications (01/2014-03/2017) with longitudinal designs allowing for the assessment of the prospective risk of insomnia on new onset mental illness in key conditions: anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, and suicide.Recent findings A literature yielded 1859 unique articles meeting search criteria were identified; 16 articles met all selection criteria and reviewed with some studies reporting on more than one mental health outcome. Overall, the review supports the hypothesis that insomnia is a predictor of subsequent mental illness. The evidence is strongest for an insomnia-depression relationship. The new studies identified and reviewed add to a modest number of publications supporting a prospective role of insomnia in new onset mental illness in three areas: anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and suicide. The few selected new studies focused on SUD were mixed, and no studies focused on PTSD were identified that met the selection criteria. Treatment of insomnia may also be a preventive mental health strategy.

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  • There is good evidence that insomnia increases the risk for depression, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes.

    “There is good evidence that insomnia increases the risk for certain disorders including depression (439), hypertension (31), and type 2 diabetes (561)”

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Authors
Pigeon, W. R., Bishop, T. M., & Krueger, K. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Rochester Medicine (US)
  • Canandaigua VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Pigeon, Wilfred R.
Venue
Current Psychiatry Reports
Published
2017-06-14
Volume
19
Issue
8
Pages
44-44
ISSN
  • 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-1645
OpenAlex
W2625391076
Cited by
233
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 6
FWCI
2.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
insomnia, depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, suicide, substance use disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia treatment, mental health prevention
MeSH terms
Anxiety Disorders, Mental Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Longitudinal Studies, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Suicide, Substance-Related Disorders

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