Sleep Apnea Can Cause Mental Illness

Sleep Apnea Can Cause Mental Illness
“Without adequate oxygen to your brain, the ability of psychiatric medications, exercise and healthy living to improve depression or bipolar disorder is decreased and thus many patients present as 'treatment resistant' when in reality they are … Read more on Guardian Express

5 Major Mental Illnesses Traced to Same Genetic Variations
The overlap in heritability that could be attributed to common genetic variation was about 15 percent between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, about 10 percent between bipolar disorder and depression, about 9 percent between schizophrenia and … Read more on PsychCentral.com

Welcome Back: Stress leaves students vulnerable to depression during college
College, with its lack of structure and its combination of stressors, is fertile ground for the onset of depression and other disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. These disorders often first appear in individuals between the ages of 17 … Read more on University of Pittsburgh The Pitt News