Nicholas Batson

Nightmares and dysfunctional beliefs about sleep mediate the effect of insomnia symptoms on suicidal ideation.

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine February 1, 2013 W Vaughn McCall, Nicholas Batson, Megan Webster et al.

Study objectives: Many studies have reported a positive association between sleep problems and suicidal ideation. Some prospective studies in the elderly have shown that insomnia is a risk factor for suicide death after controlling for other depressive symptoms. However, hypotheses to explain how this risk is mediated have not previously been assessed. We tested the hypothesis that insomnia...