Elizabeth B. Klerman

May 29, 2024 | psychiatrist.com | Andrew Tubbs |Fabian-Xosé Fernandez |Elizabeth B. Klerman |Jordan F. Karp

AbstractObjective: The Mind after Midnight hypothesis proposes that nocturnal wakefulness increases the risk for dysregulated behaviors. Prior studies highlight a greater risk for suicide at night after adjusting for population wakefulness. How this risk varies hour to hour, differs across subgroups, or applies to other behaviors is unknown.

Feb 21, 2024 | nature.com | Elizabeth B. Klerman |Beth A. Malow

arising from L. Lévy et al. Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34704-9 (2022)The article “Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns” by Lévy et al.1 reports associations between all-cause mortality and multiple factors, including the clock time changes between standard time [ST] and daylight saving time [DST] in spring and fall, using data from 1998 and 2012 in 16 European countries.

Mar 13, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Charles A. Czeisler |Elizabeth B. Klerman

On March 2, Senator Marco Rubio reintroduced legislation that the Senate unanimously approved by voice vote in 2022 without a single public hearing. earlier in states that currently observe daylight saving time, could increase the danger to kids going to school, damage the mental health of all Americans, and mess with our body clocks.