Psychosis and Hopelessness Mediate the Relationship Between Reduced Sleep and Suicidal Ideation in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
Sean P CarruthersStuart J LeeAnoop SankaranarayananPhilip J SumnerWei Lin TohEric J TanErica NeillTamsyn E Van RheenenCaroline GurvichSusan L RossellPublished in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2021)
These results suggest that individuals with SSD who exhibited disrupted or disordered sleep, positive symptoms and/or hopelessness should be routinely screened for suicidal thinking. Furthermore, interventions that effectively target sleep disruptions may provide much-needed action against suicidal ideation.HIGHLIGHTSReduced sleep found to be associated with increased suicidal ideationThis was uniquely mediated by both hopelessness and positive symptomsMore regular screening of sleep problems in schizophrenia is needed.