Sleep and psychiatric disorders: A review

Pages: 1195-1197
Parul Kathuria, Vikas Sharma, and Manpreet Ola (Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana)

The importance of nocturnal sleep for physical and mental health is widely acknowledged and has been extensively studied. Sleep quality is like the barometer of mental health. It is affected in almost all disorders. Sleeplessness or Insomnia is the inability to get sleep, stay asleep or get a good quality of sleep. It can be short term or chronic disorder and people with stress are at an increased risk of causing insomnia. It can be a symptom or psychiatric disorder in its own right. Evidence suggests that there is clear link between Insomnia and psychiatric disorder. The present paper attempts to review the studies of insomnia and psychiatric disorder and establish the relationship between the two and also suggest future directions.