Melinda L. Jackson|Ewa Sztendur|Neil Diamond|Julie Byles|Dorothy Bruck
Sleep difficulties and the development of depression and anxiety: a longitudinal study of young Australian women
Victoria University|University of Newcastle Australia|Victoria University
previous longitudinal studies demonstrated poor sleep may precede depression anxiety current study examined association selfreported sleeping difficulties new onset depression anxiety young women nationally representative sample 9683 young women australian longitudinal study womens health analyzed women surveyed 2000 aged 22 25 years 2003 2006 2009 generalized estimating equations used examine association sleeping difficulties 2000 newonset depression excluding postnatal depression anxiety subsequent survey significant increased risk new onset depression odds ratio 26 2003 44 2006 44 2009 anxiety 24 2006 29 2009 found followup survey women reported sleeping difficulties often 2000 research needed uncover mechanisms underlying link sleep problems mental health