#ICYMI: April’s survey of sleep and the 4 Ms: mind, mental, memory, and mood

In April, we examined the broad swath of connections linking poor sleep with the 4Ms: mood disorders, mental health, memory problems, and intellect/learning (mind). Here’s a recap, #ICYMI, plus links to all other posts related to the topic at SHC.

In April, we examined the broad swath of connections linking poor sleep with the 4Ms: mood disorders, mental health, memory problems, and intellect/learning (mind). Here’s a recap, #ICYMI:

• The 4 Ms and Sleep: Mental, Mind, Memory & Mood (Apr 3)
• Sleep across the spectrum: Autism (Apr 5)
• Paradox: Trauma requires sleep to heal, but people with trauma can’t sleep (Apr 6)
• Here’s a racing thought for you: April is National Stress Awareness Month (with solutions) (Apr 7)
• Sleep deprivation practically guarantees a fast forward to poor mental health (Apr 8)
• Bipolar disorder and poor sleep make dangerous bedfellows (Apr 10)
• Theater of the sleepy mind: our 4 Ms video and podcast roundup (Apr 13)
• Dementia: Sleeping and the broken brain (Apr 18)
• Sleep and Learning for students of all ages: A Pinterest collection (Apr 20)
• Welcome to Sleep Awareness Week. Who wants to feel better? (Apr 24)
• Sleep Awareness Week: Moody teens just want to feel better (Apr 25)
• Sleep Awareness Week: Can we “get along” without it? (Apr 26)
• Sleep can benefit from mindfulness (Apr 27)
• Sleep Awareness Week: The restorative benefit of naps (Apr 28)
• Mental illness, mood disorders, memory lapses, overtaxed minds and sleep… Final thoughts on the 4 Ms (May 1)

Please note other relevant posts on the subject you might have missed prior to the April series, as well:

• Want to survive post-election anxiety? Get some sleep! (Dec 9, 2016)
• Midterms, coeds & sleep: What you should know (Nov 28, 2016)
• SLEEP AND THE 4 Ms: Mind, Mental Health, Mood, and Memory (Aug 5, 2016)
• IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Some of our best posts on sleep and its link to mental and emotional wellness (Oct 10, 2015)
• WOMEN & SLEEP: Adventures in Sleep for the Pregnant Woman, Postpartum Edition (May 14, 2015)
• INSOMNIA || Why is it linked to depression? (Mar 24, 2015)
• Guest Post: Using yoga to achieve relaxation, sleep and stress management [David Schaar] (Feb 28, 2015)
• Sleep Hygiene Tip of the Week: How meditation can help (Jan 26, 2015)
• Are insomnia and winter depression linked? (Nov 4, 2014)
• Research shows that women have the scariest nightmares… Why? (Oct 29, 2014)
• Sleep Hygiene Tips for helping junior overcome fear of the dark (Oct 27, 2014)
• Guest post: Ken Scholes on sleeping and PTSD (Oct 24, 2014)
• Safe sleeping with PTSD (Oct 20, 2014)
• Having nightmares? Maybe it’s your prescriptions (Oct 13, 2014)
• Sleep Disorders 101: Night Terrors (Oct 11, 2014)
• The very real fear factor of PTSD-troubled sleep following heart attacks (Oct 8, 2014)
• Mother’s Little Helper: Things you should know (Sept 14, 2014)
• Sleep Hygiene Tip of the Week || Capture your worries first (Sept 1, 2014)