Aǧargün, M.Y.Kara, H.Solmaz, M.2025-05-102025-05-1019970160-668910.4088/jcp.v58n06022-s2.0-1842408929https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.v58n0602https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/6265Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between sleep disturbances and suicidal behavior in patients with major depression (N = 113). Method: The sleep symptomatology of each patient was ascertained from the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS) questions concerning sleep were retrospectively classified as having hypersomnia (N = 20), insomnia (N = 69), and no sleep disturbance (N = 24). The SADS suicide subscale was used to rate the severity of active suicidality. Results: The patients with hypersomnia and insomnia had significantly (p < .05) higher scores on the SADS suicide subscale than those without sleep disturbance. We also found that the patients with insomnia and hypersomnia were significantly (p < .001) more likely to become suicidal than the others. Conclusion: These data demonstrate that both insomnia and hypersomnia are associated with suicidal behavior in patients with major depression.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle586Q1Q124925192288899228889WOS:A1997XK67800002