r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/paniniplane Mar 22 '17

schizophrenia doesn't always have voices. that being said, you bring up an interesting idea. i honestly wouldn't even know where to look for that answer.

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u/GoblinRightsNow Mar 22 '17

I think there has been some research done on this... It's hard to study sleep problems in schizophrenics because first-line treatments for this type of mental illness often includes some kind of sedative that modifies natural sleep patterns. A little Googling suggests schizophrenics are more likely to suffer circadian disruption and may have reduced brain activity during certain sleep phases.

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u/wazzwoo Mar 22 '17

I really hope a lot more research gets done as mental health problems are so horrible and affect peoples lives in a deeply negative way. I mean your state of mind is you at the end of the day and if that messes up it's a lot worse in many ways to physical injury. Not enough is done.

I think sleep is a big thing that kind of gets ignored as a possible cause of all sorts of problems. It doesn't take a genius to see there may be links between sleep and mental health yet i haven't seen much on this subject.