The Best Rest

By Dr. Alex Dimitriu, July 2, 2024

In psychiatry and medicine in general, sleep should be considered a vital sign. Almost every psychiatric condition, whether anxiety or bipolar disorder, ADHD or dementia, is substantially affected by lack of quality sleep. Poor sleep undermines impulse control, making us “bingey,” settling for quick fixes over more meaningful goals; harder stuff takes perseverance and discipline—that is, impulse control. More than a decade of work as a psychiatrist and sleep medicine specialist has taught me that helping people sleep better is most of the cure.

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