Insomnia has been found to be a clinical predictor of subsequent depression. Nevertheless
the biological processes underlying this causal relationship are yet not fully understood …

Background: Chronic insomnia afflicts approximately 5–10% of the adult population in
Western industrialized countries. Insomnia may be secondary, ie triggered and/or …

During the last decade, several studies have shown that insomnia, rather than a symptom of
depression, could be a medical condition on its own, showing high comorbidity with …

Chronic insomnia is a risk factor for the development of psychiatric disorders, including
depression, as well as a prodrome of major depressive episodes, a consequence or …

Objective Depression and insomnia are closely linked, yet our understanding of their
prospective relationships remains limited. The aim of the current study was to investigate the …

Longitudinal studies observed that individuals suffering from insomnia disorder have a
higher vulnerability to develop symptoms of psychopathology compared with good sleepers …

Defining the relationship between sleep disturbances and psychiatric disorders is a thought–
provoking task and is becoming even more challenging because it is apparent that insomnia …

Epidemiologic studies show that psychopathology is a very powerful risk factor for the
occurrence of insomnia. Depression and/or anxiety are quite prevalent among insomniacs …

Background: Insomnia is frequent in the general population and is often related to a
psychiatric illness. However, little is known about how the chronicity of insomnia affects this …

This editorial serves as an introduction to the Journal of Psychiatric Research. It describes
the association between insomnia and depression.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 …