Teens Who Hit the Sack Late More Prone to Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

A new study has asserted that teens that get to bed earlier than those with later bedtimes are less at risk of falling prey to sadness and depression, and even having suicidal thoughts.
Youngsters whose parents set bedtimes of 10 PM or earlier were substantially less likely to be depressed or have any suicidal thoughts as compared to their peers who went to bed at 11 PM or later, as has been observed and reported by Dr. James E. Gangwisch of Columbia University Medical Center in New York City and colleagues.
"It's kind of a common idea that older adolescents don't need as much sleep as younger adolescents, but that's really not true--they still need about 9 hours of sleep at night," Dr. Gangwisch explained.

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The amout of sleep you get can affect depression and a lot of things. If you dont get enough sleep your mind is not always thinking about what is said. Sometimes some may say something that gets preceved as the wrong thing or ment as a insult because your mind is not fully functing. If multiple things are said to you and you take it as a insult you can be close to faling into depression. Then even it can get to a point at which you start thinking of suicidle and homocidle