Insomnia easily leads to suicide

Research shows that most suicides that occur at night occur more during the day. This is because people commit suicide with insomnia or nightmares.

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Researchers believe that insomnia has led to a lack of self-control and not being aware of its actions.

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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have calculated an average suicide rate of 10% per hour after midnight, peaking at 16% between 02:00 and 02:59.

In contrast, the average suicide rate per hour reaches 2% between 6:00 and 23:59.

At the same time, the suicide rate between midnight and 5:59 is 3.6 times higher than expected.

Investigators, Dr. Michael Perlis of the University of Pennsylvania said: 'Nightmares and insomnia are the risk of suicide, because it affects people's thoughts, perceptions and behaviors at the time. that . Moreover, nighttime alertness itself contains a risk of suicide. '

In order to produce the results, the study analyzed data of a total of 35,332 suicides from the National Violence Reporting System (NDVRS), Survey of Time Use of People USA (ATUS).

According to Dr. Perlis, the important implication of this study is that judging the treatment of insomnia can be a way to reduce the risk of suicide.