Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Sleep Disorders May Signal Depression in Young Athletes

A new study finds that nearly one-quarter of student athletes say they experience dream-like hallucinations as they are falling asleep or waking up, and 18 percent experience occasional sleep paralysis. These symptoms have been independently associated with depression.

The research is the first to look at the association between these sleep symptoms and mental health in student athletes, independent of insufficient sleep or insomnia.

The findings show that hypnogogic/hypnopompic...


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