@article{ref1,
title="Insomnia and hypnotic medications are associated with suicidal ideation in a community population",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2014",
author="Pigeon, Wilfred R. and Woosley, Julie A. and Lichstein, Kenneth L.",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="170-180",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation (SI), a significant predictor of suicide, is associated with sleep disturbance, which is seldom assessed using stringent diagnostic criteria and validated sleep instruments in community samples. METHODS: Cross-sectional data,including sleep diaries and validated instruments, from 767 community adults were used to identify variables associated with SI and subsequently entered into a regression model to predict SI. RESULTS:SI was endorsed by 9.3% of the sample. This group differed from non-ideators on several variables, but only insomnia diagnosis, depression severity and hypnotic medication use predicted SI. CONCLUSIONS:Findings confirm an association of insomnia with SI using stringent criteria and controlling fordepression. If treating insomnia is a conceivable pathway to reduce SI, the apparent risk posed by hypnoticsmay limit treatment options.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2013.824837",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2013.824837"
}