Title
A review on anxiety and sleep
Authors
Shivangi Saxena*
Affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Raja Rajeswari Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore, India; *Corresponding author
Shivangi Saxena - E - mail: shivangisaxena175@gmail.com
Article Type
Review
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
The relationship between sleep and anxiety throughout childhood, adolescence and adulthood is of interest to highlight the prevalence of anxiety as a disorder. Both children and parents report higher sleep disturbances. However, known data show similar total sleep time between anxious and non-anxious children. There is a positive correlation between nightmares and trait anxiety among school-aged children with no significant differences after a week of evaluation. In adolescents, anxiety is associated with longer sleep onset times and increased REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. Nonetheless, the connection between sleep and anxiety in adults has been less explored despite high occurrence rates. Moreover, poor sleep quality and disturbances are prevalent in the elderly. Furthermore, a link between trait anxiety and increased wake after sleep onset, particularly in individuals with primary insomnia is known.
Keywords
Anxiety, sleep disturbances, insomnia
Citation
Saxena, Bioinformation 21(5): 965-968 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
