Psychiatric Illness and Sleep in Older Adults: Comorbidity and Opportunities for Intervention

Michael R Nadorff; Christopher W Drapeau; Wilfred R Pigeon

doi:10.1016/j.jsmc.2017.09.008

Psychiatric Illness and Sleep in Older Adults: Comorbidity and Opportunities for Intervention

Sleep Med Clin. 2018 Mar;13(1):81-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2017.09.008. Epub 2017 Nov 10.

Authors

Michael R Nadorff¹, Christopher W Drapeau², Wilfred R Pigeon³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, PO Box 6161, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA; Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Boulevard, 4th Floor, Suite E4.100, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: mnadorff@psychology.msstate.edu.
² Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, PO Box 6161, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA; Department of Education, Valparaiso University, 1800 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA; VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, 400 Fort Hill Avenue, Canandaigua, NY 14424, USA.

PMID: 29412986
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2017.09.008

Abstract

This article reviews the literature examining the association between sleep disorders and psychopathology among older adults. Similar to the younger adult literature, the authors found that sleep disorders are robustly associated with anxiety, depression, dementia, and suicidal behavior in late life. Clinical implications and opportunities for intervention are discussed.

Keywords: Older adults; Psychiatric illness; Sleep disorders; Suicide.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders / psychology
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder / epidemiology
Depressive Disorder / psychology
Dreams
Humans
Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
Mental Disorders / psychology
Risk Factors
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / psychology
Sleep Wake Disorders / epidemiology*
Sleep Wake Disorders / psychology
Sleep*
Suicide / statistics & numerical data*