We envisage a future in which sleep is a routine target for reducing or preventing symptoms of mental illness, both in psychiatric settings and people’s homes
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Fixating on sleep can make your sleep worse. But some people crave the connection online sleep communities provide.
You’ve tried everything to get some sleep, but nothing’s working. Here’s what not to do, and what works.
Insomnia and mental disorders are inter-related in a way we’ve yet to fully understand. But treating one can often help the other.
Many studies showing an impact of insomnia on the body are flawed or not meaningful in everyday life. But they can lead to scary headlines.
Most movies tend to minimise or exaggerate insomnia symptoms. Insomnia is also rarely depicted as an illness that can be treated.
Insomnia is torture, literally, and getting enough sleep a modern obsession. Here’s why.
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Professor of Psychological Medicine, BMRI & Disciplne of Psychiatry, University of Sydney
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Research Coordinator and final year PhD Candidate at FHMRI Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of York
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SHARP Professor, Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women's Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
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Research Fellow, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Director of the Centre for Sleep Science, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of York
