Prevalence and Pattern of Sleep Disturbances among Mood Disorder Inpatients

Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in psychiatric illnesses such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder. Early identification of sleep disturbances in these disorders would help us prevent the worsening of the illness further. We conducted a study regarding the sleep disturbances among patients admitted with a diagnosis of mood disorder using a questionnaire –Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The details of the patients were collected by means of a semi structured proforma. We analysed the results statistically using SPSS software version 19.The results revealed an equivocal distribution of sleep disturbances in mood disorder. Sleep disturbances prevail in spite of being on medications. Thus our study results emphasize that equally poor sleep quality exists among all mood disorder inpatients irrespective of their diagnostic status. Hence treating the sleep disturbances in these patients will enhance their quality of life.