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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Massey

Consistent lack of sleep may increase risk of future depressive symptoms – study

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Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night could increase the risk of depression, research suggests.

Poor sleep has been considered a side-effect of mental ill health in the past, but the new study found that the link between sleep and mental illness is more complex.

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