@article{ref1,
title="Insomnia, dreams, and suicide: connecting links",
journal="Industrial psychiatry journal",
year="2016",
author="Karia, Sagar B. and Mehta, Nirali and Harshe, Devavrat and De Sousa, Avinash and Shah, Nilesh",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="155-159",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: A growing empirical literature has examined insomnia symptoms as a possible risk factor for a range of suicidal behavior. Not much literature is available in normal adolescent population. AIMS: The aim is to find insomnia prevalence, studying various dream factors, and suicidality prevalence among students of various courses. To check if there is a relation between insomnia and suicidal behavior and dreams, particularly nightmares and suicide. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 400 students of various courses were assessed using Insomnia Severity Index and The Mannheim Dream Questionnaire and Suicide Behaviour Questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: Insomnia was present in 11%, 23%, 19%, and 19% and suicide behavior in 16%, 17%, 12%, and 22%, respectively, in medical, commerce, engineering, and arts students. Statistically significant correlation was found between suicide and insomnia severity and various dream factors. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Insomnia and dreams had relation with suicidality in normal adolescent population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0972-6748",
doi="10.4103/ipj.ipj_86_15",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_86_15"
}