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The Link Between Insomnia and Mental Health Conditions: A Bidirectional Relationship
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[1] National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Sleep and Mental Health. [https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/sleep-and-mental-health](https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/sleep-and-mental-health)
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[4] National Sleep Foundation. (n.d.). Sleep and Mental Health. [https://www.thensf.org/sleep-and-mental-health/](https://www.thensf.org/sleep-and-mental-health/)
[5] National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2023). Insomnia Information Page. [https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Insomnia-Information-Page](https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Insomnia-Information-Page)
[6] American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (2017). Clinical Practice Guideline for the Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Adults: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 13(2), 307-319.
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- 13] Mayo Clinic. (2024). *Insomnia - Symptoms and causes*. [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/insomnia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355167
- 24] National Sleep Foundation. (n.d.). *Sleep and Mental Health*. [https://www.thensf.org/sleep-and-mental-health/
- 35] National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2023). *Insomnia Information Page*. [https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Insomnia-Information-Page