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Worsening Insomnia May Predict Persistent Depression in Older Adults

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Older adults who struggle with depression may be at much greater risk of remaining depressed if they experience persistent or worsening sleep problems, according to a new study published in the journal Sleep. “We can’t say that the sleep disturbances we’re seeing are necessarily causing the poor depression outcomes,” said senior author Adam Spira, Ph.D., professor in the department of mental health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “But the results suggest that older adults who are being treated for depression and whose sleep problems are persistent or worsening need further clinical attention.

They also suggest that treating sleep problems should be explored further as a potential means to improve depression outcomes in

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