A month's bad sleep can lead to poor mental health as far as a year later, finds new research that tracked thousands of Kiwis over six years. Photo / 123RFA month's bad sleep can lead to poor mental health as far as a year later, finds new research that tracked thousands of Kiwis over six years. Photo / 123RFA month's bad sleep can lead to poor mental health as far as a year later, new research that tracked thousands of New Zealanders over six years has found. Eventually, they found some evidence to suggest that poorer sleep over a short period of time - such as a month - could indeed lead to mental health problems a year later. "Importantly, these groups also persistently exhibit higher rates of psychological distress and mental health problems," Marques said.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 26, 2021 23:48 UTC