Sustained sleep restriction reduces emotional and physical well-being

Abstract

The data suggest that chronic insufficient sleep may contribute to the onset and amplification of pain and affect health by compromising optimistic outlook and psychosocial functioning.

Joint Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society on the Recommended Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Adult: Methodology and Discussion

“…77,87,88 Finally, the direction of sleep duration-mental health relationships is not entirely clear. Experimental 4,89,90 and longitudinal observational studies 88,91 suggest short sleep duration can lead to depression and other mental health symptoms. On the other hand, insomnia symptoms typically improve when depression is treated, even when the treatment does not specifically target sleep.…”

Sleep Quality and Its Contributing Factors Among Elderly People: A Descriptive-Analytical Study

“…Accordingly, a sleep disorder can increase the risk of chronic pain among patients with no pain and aggravates the prognosis of existing headaches and chronic musculoskeletal pain (24). Similarly, another study assessed the effects of four-hour sleep restriction per night for twelve consecutive nights and reported spontaneous bodily pain from the second night (25).…”

Sleep and Heat Related Changes in the Cognitive Performance of Underground Miners: A Possible Health and Safety Concern

“…As examples, chronically sleep deprived humans have an increased prevalence of metabolic disorders [70], neuroendocrine problems [71], reduced immune responses [72], and increased oxidative stress [73]. Type II diabetes and obesity [74] are more likely in the population of sleep deprived individuals, as are mood disorders [75], decreased sociability, and somatic complaints [76].…”