Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. It’s also often used as a medication for people who have difficulty sleeping. Since there are known links between sleep problems, depression, and self-harm, we were interested in exploring whether treating sleep problems with melatonin would lead to fewer instances of self-harm.
Our findings, recently published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, suggest that melatonin could have this effect in young people.
