Improving Patients’ Sleep in an Acute Mental Health Ward Using Non-Pharmacological Interventions

Aims: Interruption of sleep-wake behavioural patterns and circadian rhythms has been associated with the development and worsening of a range of mental health disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, and specific high-risk outcomes such as aggression and suicidality. In...

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Main Authors: Theodoros Mavrogiannidis, Ghada Alshehabi, Alessandro Malfatto
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425103931/type/journal_article
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description Aims: Interruption of sleep-wake behavioural patterns and circadian rhythms has been associated with the development and worsening of a range of mental health disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, and specific high-risk outcomes such as aggression and suicidality. In full knowledge of the above, we aimed to improve patients’ self-reported sleep quality in an acute male ward, by 20% by the end of January 2025.
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spelling doaj-art-12520f10e4dc43c7a7a8eb8f9d0dda742025-07-24T13:40:15ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S145S14510.1192/bjo.2025.10393Improving Patients’ Sleep in an Acute Mental Health Ward Using Non-Pharmacological InterventionsTheodoros Mavrogiannidis0Ghada Alshehabi1Alessandro Malfatto2Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomCentral and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomCentral and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomAims: Interruption of sleep-wake behavioural patterns and circadian rhythms has been associated with the development and worsening of a range of mental health disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, and specific high-risk outcomes such as aggression and suicidality. In full knowledge of the above, we aimed to improve patients’ self-reported sleep quality in an acute male ward, by 20% by the end of January 2025.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425103931/type/journal_article
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title Improving Patients’ Sleep in an Acute Mental Health Ward Using Non-Pharmacological Interventions
title_full Improving Patients’ Sleep in an Acute Mental Health Ward Using Non-Pharmacological Interventions
title_fullStr Improving Patients’ Sleep in an Acute Mental Health Ward Using Non-Pharmacological Interventions
title_full_unstemmed Improving Patients’ Sleep in an Acute Mental Health Ward Using Non-Pharmacological Interventions
title_short Improving Patients’ Sleep in an Acute Mental Health Ward Using Non-Pharmacological Interventions
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