Wednesday, November 20, 2013

New Study Finds Link Between Curing Insomnia as a Treatment for Depression

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, click on the following link:




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