Sleep deficiency and chronic pain: potential underlying mechanisms and clinical implications

M Haack, N Simpson, N Sethna, S Kaur… - …, 2020 - nature.com
Pain can be both a cause and a consequence of sleep deficiency. This bidirectional
relationship between sleep and pain has important implications for clinical management of …

HPA axis activity in patients with chronic insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies

RJ Dressle, B Feige, K Spiegelhalder… - Sleep medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Insomnia is a highly prevalent disorder and a state of 24 h hyperarousal is considered as a
key factor of this condition. Various physiological markers of hyperarousal have been …

[HTML][HTML] Stress and sleep: a survey based on wearable sleep trackers among medical and nursing staff in Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic

K Zhuo, C Gao, X Wang, C Zhang, Z Wang - General psychiatry, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim We used wearable pulse oximeters to monitor and screen the medical and nursing staff
working in hospitals designated for COVID-19 in the Wuhan area. This study aimed to …

Insomnia and depression: clinical associations and possible mechanistic links

I Vargas, ML Perlis - Current opinion in psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Insomnia occurs prior to and represents a risk factor for new onset
depression.•Insomnia often persists following the successful treatment of …

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in subjects with sleep disorders

R Nardone, L Sebastianelli, V Versace, F Brigo… - Sleep medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
In this review, we aimed at identifying the studies that have employed repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in patients with sleep disorders. Low-frequency (LF) rTMS …

The Effect of sequential bilateral low‐frequency rTMS over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on serum level of BDNF and GABA in patients with primary insomnia

J Feng, Q Zhang, C Zhang, Z Wen… - Brain and Behavior, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of sequential bilateral low‐frequency
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex …

Sleep and Wellbeing, Now and in the Future

CM Chow - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The processes of sleeping, eating and moving, in concert with cognition and learning,
support health and life. Sleeping occurs in the rest phase, whereas the other behaviours …

Revisiting the value of polysomnographic data in insomnia: more than meets the eye

T Andrillon, G Solelhac, P Bouchequet, F Romano… - Sleep medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Polysomnography (PSG) is not recommended as a diagnostic tool in insomnia.
However, this consensual approach might be tempered in the light of two ongoing …

Acute and chronic insomnia: what has time and/or hyperarousal got to do with it?

I Vargas, AM Nguyen, A Muench, CH Bastien, JG Ellis… - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nearly one-third of the population reports new onset or acute insomnia in a given year.
Similarly, it is estimated that approximately 10% of the population endorses sleep initiation …

Sleep quality partially mediate the relationship between depressive symptoms and cognitive function in older Chinese: a longitudinal study across 10 years

H Guo, Y Zhang, Z Wang, H Shen - Psychology Research and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study aimed to examine the relationship between cognitive function and
depressive symptoms and to explore the mediating role of sleep quality in the cognition …