This Wellcome-funded study was conducted by researchers at the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychiatry. It found that sleep disruption is a driving factor in the occurrence of paranoia, hallucinatory experiences, and other mental health problems in young adults (university students) with an average age of 25.
Treating insomnia may reduce mental health problems
14 September 2017
Treating insomnia with online CBT could reduce anxiety, depression, and paranoia, according to a large randomised controlled trial led by Prof Daniel Freeman, published in The Lancet Psychiatry.