Insomnia, dreams, and suicide: Connecting links.
Sagar B Karia, Nirali Mehta, Devavrat Harshe, Avinash De Sousa, Nilesh Shah
Industrial Psychiatry Journal July 1, 2016 DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_86_15 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 400 |
| Population | Students of various courses (medical, commerce, engineering, and arts) in a normal adolescent population |
| Measures | Insomnia Severity Index, The Mannheim Dream Questionnaire, Suicide Behaviour Questionnaire |
| Keywords | Insomnia Suicide Dreams Nightmares |
| Key findings | Insomnia prevalence ranged from 11% to 23% and suicidal behavior from 12% to 22% across medical, commerce, engineering, and arts students. The authors report statistically significant correlations between suicidality and insomnia severity and various dream factors, concluding that insomnia and dreams are related to suicidal behavior in normal adolescent populations. |
Abstract
Introduction: A growing empirical literature has examined insomnia symptoms as a possible risk factor for a range of suicidal behavior. Not much literature is available in normal adolescent population.
Aims: The aim is to find insomnia prevalence, studying various dream factors, and suicidality prevalence among students of various courses. To check if there is a relation between insomnia and suicidal behavior and dreams, particularly nightmares and suicide.
Materials and Methods: A total of 400 students of various courses were assessed using Insomnia Severity Index and The Mannheim Dream Questionnaire and Suicide Behaviour Questionnaire.
Results: Insomnia was present in 11%, 23%, 19%, and 19% and suicide behavior in 16%, 17%, 12%, and 22%, respectively, in medical, commerce, engineering, and arts students. Statistically significant correlation was found between suicide and insomnia severity and various dream factors.
Conclusions: Insomnia and dreams had relation with suicidality in normal adolescent population.