#63 - Sleep and Anxiety: Why Worry?
Sep 04, 2023•33 min
Episode description
It's hard to have a full conversation about insomnia without bringing up the topic of anxiety, the most common psychiatric diagnosis in the world. Treating insomnia often means addressing anxiety. In this episode, we will:
- Introduce the concept and history of anxiety and sleep
- List the factors that along with anxiety, often influence sleep
- Think about the underlying mechanisms that relate sleep to anxiety
- Dissect the bidirectional relationship between sleep quality and anxiety
- Review the initial sleep interventions
- Explore the use of novel mechanisms for refractory anxiety/insomnia
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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