TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Insomnia and hypnotic medications are associated with suicidal ideation in a community population
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Pigeon, Wilfred R.
A1  - Woosley, Julie A.
A1  - Lichstein, Kenneth L.
SP  - 170
EP  - 180
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2013.824837
ID  - ref1
ER  -