Depression and anxiety, the main factors of sleep disorder

The states of anxiety and depression are the main consequence, while the activities of young people are generally poor performersRegeneration March 14, 2019. According to a survey sponsored by Sanfer Laboratories, 51% of sleep problems in the country are related to mental disorders such as stress, depression or anxiety and 49% to diseases such as hypertension , obesity and gastric reflux.

In the survey conducted through the 1DOC3 platform, 7,794 people from across the country (67% women and 33% men) participated, between the ages of 18 and 60, to address quality issues. of sleep and their alterations among Mexicans.

The results revealed that even though 74% of patients received sleeping pills, only 14% were treated by a specialist. As part of the World Day of Sleep, which marks this year on March 15, and during the presentation of the results, Dr. Guadalupe Terán, of the Sleep Clinic of the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM), stressed that "Sleep disorders are diseases badociated with sleep time".

They can affect the appearance and continuity of sleep, or exhibit abnormal behaviors during sleep. They can also cause drowsiness in inappropriate sleep situations.

What is disturbing is that people are learning to sleep poorly and consider it normal or have a tendency to underestimate their sleep problems and not consult their doctor at the right time, he said. . According to a survey conducted between 2015 and 2018, 61% of respondents said they did not consult a doctor to specifically address the insomnia problems that affected them.

Insomnia is rarely considered a serious badignment because the patient goes to the doctor when his condition is very critical, that is when he sleeps chronically within five hours. by day, said Oscar Prospero García, academic. of the Department of Physiology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Sleep disorders affect the quality of life of those who present them and go beyond drowsiness.

(Notimex)