Sleep Disturbances and Suicidality-A Longitudinal Analysis From a Representative Community Study Over 30 Years.

ABSTRACT: Study objectives: Associations between sleep problems and suicidality are increasingly acknowledged, but prospective data from well-controlled long-term community studies are lacking. Methods: We analyzed data from a longitudinal cohort study with n = 591 young adults from Zurich, Switzerland, prospectively followed from 1979 (age 20/21 years) to 2008 (age 49/50 years). Twelve-month prevalence of various mental disorders, socio-environmental confounders and sleep problems were carefully assessed with semi-structured interviews at 7 assessment waves spanning overall a 30-year observation period. Interviews were conducted with the "Structured Psychopathological Interview and Rating of the Social Consequences of Psychological Disturbances for Epidemiology" (SPIKE). The 12

SUBMITTER: Rossler W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054984 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature