Most Mental Health Treatment Fails Because of This

Most Mental Health Treatment Fails Because of This

Many believe that psychological therapy can succeed through willpower and conversation alone, even while sleep remains fractured. However, the clinical truth is that without adequate sleep, the brain lacks the regulatory capacity to benefit from therapy, making sleep restoration the essential precursor to all other medical improvements.

In this short video, Dr Sanil Rege, a psychiatrist explains the critical link between sleep quality and the success of clinical interventions.

Core Concepts Discussed:

• Sleep is the baseline requirement for all successful psychiatric and medical interventions.
• Sleep helps the brain regulate better while simultaneously serving as a clinical indicator of poor emotional control.
• Understanding the interplay between Process C (Circadian) and Process S (Homeostatic) in the context of mental health.
• The role of psychopharmacological interventions in bypassing psychological blocks to sleep.

To effectively manage mental health, it is essential to view sleep as a high-fidelity mirror of emotional regulation. When sleep is fractured, it is often the first clinical indicator of a nervous system that has lost its ability to self-stabilise, requiring immediate biological intervention.

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