Citation

Pigeon WR, Woosley JA, Lichstein KL. Arch. Suicide Res. 2014; 18(2): 170-180.

Affiliation

Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, VA Medical Center , Canandaigua , NY , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811118.2013.824837

PMID

24620814

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation (SI), a significant predictor of suicide, is associated with sleep disturbance, which is seldom assessed using stringent diagnostic criteria and validated sleep instruments in community samples. METHODS: Cross-sectional data,including sleep diaries and validated instruments, from 767 community adults were used to identify variables associated with SI and subsequently entered into a regression model to predict SI. RESULTS:SI was endorsed by 9.3% of the sample. This group differed from non-ideators on several variables, but only insomnia diagnosis, depression severity and hypnotic medication use predicted SI. CONCLUSIONS:Findings confirm an association of insomnia with SI using stringent criteria and controlling fordepression. If treating insomnia is a conceivable pathway to reduce SI, the apparent risk posed by hypnoticsmay limit treatment options.

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