Sleep Health
Recently published articles about Sleep
Podcast
How Sleep Issues Show Up in Psychiatric Practice with Dr. Avinesh Bhar, CEO of SLIIIP
February 24, 2026
Sleep medicine specialist Dr. Avinesh Bhar discusses how sleep-disordered breathing drives psychiatric and cardiometabolic morbidity, the clinical case for integrating sleep evaluation into mental health care, and how home...
Recent JCP Articles on Sleep
Original Research
Actigraphy-Measured Sleep/Wake Characteristics Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults With Depression and High Suicide Risk
July 14, 2025
Measures of sleep/wake rhythm disruption were independently associated with higher level of suicidal ideation in this sample of older adults at high risk for suicide.
Original Research
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia with Prolonged Exposure Compared to Sleep Hygiene and Prolonged Exposure
June 4, 2025
On average, participants had reductions in PTSD symptoms, with no differences between the treatment groups. CBT for insomnia with prolonged exposure produced greater reductions in insomnia symptoms and increases...
Narrative Review
Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Recognition and Management in Psychiatric Practice
June 2, 2025
Idiopathic hypersomnia, characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), has an estimated population prevalence up to 1.5%. Psychiatric medications may exacerbate EDS and, conversely, idiopathic hypersomnia treatments may exacerbate psychiatric...
Recent PCC Articles on Sleep
Rounds in the General Hospital
Management of Insomnia in the General Hospital
January 21, 2025
Although the etiology of insomnia is often multi-factorial, both nonpharmacologic and various pharmacologic approaches can provide rapid relief; unfortunately, each is associated with drug-drug interactions and potentially problematic side...
