The effect of sleep deprivation on the induction of hallucinations & psychosis

Juffer, Britt, B. (2021) The effect of sleep deprivation on the induction of hallucinations & psychosis. Bachelor's Thesis, Biology.

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Abstract

Sleep deprivation is a world-wide problem we all suffer from. Today's society will easily give up a night of sleep to get some extra work done or to party. Missing and/or skipping sleep comes with its consequences. To learn about the effects that this reduction of sleep has on you, researchers investigate in the results of missing sleep. This is done by sleep deprivation studies. We are aware that a reduction of sleep can have some bad short-term consequences to our body. However, we know less about the long-term consequences of sleep deprivation and how it can affect our mental wellbeing. Multiple psychiatric disorders are linked to sleep deprivation, which means that sleep loss does have a big impact on our mental wellbeing. This review focuses on the link between hallucinations and delusions, belonging to psychosis, and sleep deprivation. The main conclusion of this review is that the onset of hallucinations and delusions, possibly leading into psychosis, can be linked to a decrease in sleep. This is because a loss of sleep results in prefrontal dysfunctions, and this phenomenon is closely linked to the onset of hallucinations and delusions. Sleep deprivation studies are extremely valuable in understanding why we sleep and, most importantly for this review, to learn about some of the consequences of sleep los. The main conclusion of this review is that the onset of hallucinations and delusions, possibly leading into psychosis, can be linked to a decrease in sleep.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Havekes, R.
Degree programme:	Biology
Thesis type:	Bachelor's Thesis
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	20 Jul 2021 13:06
Last Modified:	20 Jul 2021 13:06
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/25352

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