New studies show that curing
insomnia in people with depression doubles a person’s chance of a full
recovery. Depression is the most common mental disorder, affecting some 18
million Americans each year, according to government figures, and more than
half of them also have insomnia.
The new scientific study and report, from a team at Ryerson University
in Toronto, found that 87 percent of patients who resolved their insomnia in
four biweekly talk therapy sessions also saw their depression symptoms dissolve
after eight weeks of treatment, either with an antidepressant drug or a placebo
pill, almost twice the rate of those who could not shake their insomnia.
This is great news for sufferers of depression. Doctors have known for years that sleep
problems are intertwined with mood disorders, but only recently have they begun
to investigate the effects of treating both disorders at the same time.
To read more about the results of this remarkable psychological study,
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