Mental Health DailyResearch. Evidence. Perspective.Published research on insomnia.
A 2026 review found dexmedetomidine, ketamine, propofol, nerve blocks and acupuncture unproven for chronic insomnia. Their best trials were around surgery; CBT-I remains first-line.
Read articleIn a survey of 1,191 adults during Shanghai's 2022 lockdown, depression was the most connected symptom in men, while anxiety and intrusive thoughts were most connected in women, whose sympto…
Read articleIn 2 cohorts of adults over 60, having both insomnia and anxiety was linked to double the odds of cognitive impairment and a 54% higher rate of new dementia. Either condition alone was not.
Read articleIn 159 depressed adults at a Paris hospital, a model built from sleep questionnaires, wrist actigraphy and a sleep-lab night distinguished bipolar from unipolar depression (AUC 0.926 in 36 p…
Read articleHigh-school students in Vietnam who slept worse reported slightly lower grades, according to a 2026 survey of 541 students in Grades 10 and 11. Shorter sleep carried most of that link, which…
Read articleAmong Swedish memory-clinic patients without dementia, more stressful life events were linked to a spinal-fluid sign of Alzheimer’s amyloid buildup, but only in people with moderate-to-high …
Read articleSleep problems during chemotherapy include more than daytime fatigue. In a 2026 outpatient chemotherapy sample, 87% reported poor sleep quality and 61% had variable sleep timing, while measu…
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