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Sleep Therapy Seen as an Aid for Depression

See on Scoop.itJourneying Beyond Breast Cancer

The first of four studies on the special relationship between sleep and depression suggests that when antidepressants and insomnia therapy are used together, recovery happens faster.

Marie Ennis-O’Connor‘s insight:

As cancer survivors we can suffer from the tandem tiredness of depression and sleep disturbance. Both seem to feed off and exacerbate each other. Good to see new research that shows improving insomnia improves depression in some patients. 

See on www.nytimes.com

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