Suicidal Ideation, Cognitive Control, and Sleep in Veterans in a Residential Treatment Facility: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sleep disorder symptoms are associated with suicidal ideation, and wakefulness in the middle of the night is associated with an increased risk for suicide, potentially due to deficits in cognitive control. Little is known about daily-level associations among sleep and suicide or about the role of cognitive control in these associations.

Methods

Veterans (n = 32) with past-month suicidal ideation in a residential treatment unit were assessed for 28 days using the suicide visual analogue scale (S-VAS) to assess suicidal urges, a daily sleep diary, and self-reported cognitive control.

Results

Wakefulness in the middle of the night (1-4 a.m.) was associated with the most severe suicidal ideation. Nocturnal wakefulness and sleep quality were each associated wi

SUBMITTER: Brown LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11959678 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature