{"id":18053,"date":"2025-03-05T14:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprivateclinic.me\/?p=18053"},"modified":"2025-03-05T14:49:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:49:26","slug":"the-sleep-pattern-linked-to-lower-depression-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprivateclinic.me\/en\/posts\/mental-health\/the-sleep-pattern-linked-to-lower-depression-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sleep Pattern Linked To Lower Depression Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"Summarize \u2728 \u062a\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0635<\/a>


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The study of 32,000 nurses is the largest ever to look at the link between depression<\/a> and chronotype.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The study of 32,000 nurses is the largest ever to look at the link between depression<\/a> and chronotype.<\/p>\n

Women who go to bed early and rise early are less likely to develop depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Studies have also found that both men and women who are \u2018early birds\u2019 have a lower depression<\/a> risk.<\/p>\n

This study of 32,000 nurses is the largest ever to look at the link between depression<\/a> and chronotype.<\/p>\n

Chronotype is the technical term for whether you are naturally early to bed and early to rise, or late to bed and late to rise \u2014 or, somewhere in between.<\/p>\n

Among the nurses, 53 percent described themselves as intermediate, 10% as evening types and 37 percent as early risers.<\/p>\n

The women were followed for four years to see who developed depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dr C\u00e9line Vetter, the study\u2019s first author, explained the results:<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur results show a modest link between chronotype and depression<\/a> risk.<\/p>\n

This could be related to the overlap in genetic pathways associated with chronotype and mood.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The increased risk for evening types was between 12 percent to 27 percent.<\/p>\n

This was after other risk factors had been taken into account, such as being a smoker and having an erratic sleep pattern.<\/p>\n

Dr Vetter said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis tells us that there might be an effect of chronotype on depression<\/a> risk that is not driven by environmental and lifestyle factors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Genetics plays a fairly large role in whether you are an early bird or a night owl.<\/p>\n

However, there are other factors,\u00a0Dr Vetter said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlternatively, when and how much light you get also influences chronotype, and light exposure also influences depression<\/a> risk.<\/p>\n

Disentangling the contribution of light patterns and genetics on the link between chronotype and depression<\/a> risk is an important next step.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The study does\u00a0not\u00a0<\/em>tell us that all night owls are doomed to be depressed and there are also ways of lowering the risk.<\/p>\n

Dr Vetter advises:<\/p>\n

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\u201cBeing an early type seems to beneficial, and you can influence how early you are.<\/p>\n

Try to get enough sleep, exercise, spend time outdoors, dim the lights at night, and try to get as much light by day as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The study was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research<\/em> (Vetter et al., 2018<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Author:<\/span> Dr Jeremy Dean<\/h2>\n

\nPsychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology. He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004.
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