One hypothesis for the link between insomnia and depression is that chronic insomnia increases activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which contributes to depression (Perlis et al., 2005).

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• Person: Colten HR, Altevogt BM Organization: National Academies Press
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• hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis concept
• depression concept
• insomnia concept