When reason sleeps: attempted suicide during the circadian night | Zendy

Andrew Tubbs | Zendy; Patricia HarrisonMonroe | Zendy; FabianXosé Fernandez | Zendy; Michael L. Perlis | Zendy; Michael A. Grandner | Zendy

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When reason sleeps: attempted suicide during the circadian night

Author(s) -

Andrew Tubbs,

Patricia HarrisonMonroe,

FabianXosé Fernandez,

Michael L. Perlis,

Michael A. Grandner

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.8662

Subject(s) - wakefulness , circadian rhythm , nocturnal , medicine , sleep (system call) , poison control , suicide prevention , psychiatry , medical emergency , electroencephalography , computer science , operating system

Disrupted sleep and nocturnal wakefulness are evidence-based risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. We present a suicide attempt following a rapid increase in nocturnal wakefulness. This case illustrates how nocturnal wakefulness may drive suicide risk through circadian misalignment.

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