Extending Weekend Sleep May Reduce Risk of Death in Some Adults Under 65

In conclusion, our findings indicate that mortality is increased when both weekday and weekend sleep is short or when both are long in subjects below the age of 65 years. However, when weekend sleep is extended after short weekday sleep, no association with mortality is seen,” the authors wrote . “We suggest that this may reflect positive effects of compensatory sleep. However, this issue needs to be addressed in longitudinal studies of changes in sleep duration and their link to mortality.”For related information on this topic, see the APA Publishing bookSleep Disorders and Psychiatry, edited by Daniel J. Buysse, M.D.(Image: iStock/andresr)FollowPsychiatric News on Twitter!For previous news alerts,click here.
Source: Psychiatr News - Category: Psychiatry Tags: adults Journal of Sleep Research long sleep mortality short sleep Sleep Disorders and Psychiatry Torbj örn Åkerstedt weekday sleep weekend sleep Source Type: research