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Speaking of Psychology · Rethinking sleep and mental health, with Philip Gehrman, PhD · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

How are sleep and circadian rhythms connected to mental health?

What have researchers learned about using sleep-based interventions to treat mental health disorders?

And what can all of us do to get enough good quality sleep in a world that seems designed to disrupt it?

Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life.

I'm Kim Mills.

My guest today is Dr.

Philip German, a professor of clinical psychology and psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Sleep Neurobiology and Psychopathology Lab.

His research focuses on sleep, circadian rhythms, and mental health, including the role that sleep disturbances play in mental health disorders and the development of new treatments for insomnia and other sleep problems.

He has published extensively in leading academic journals, and his work has been covered in media outlets including Time magazine and the Washington Post.

He recently spoke with APA's magazine Monitor on Psychology for an article on the new science of sleep.

Доктор Керман, thank you for joining me today.

Let's start with the big picture.

Why is sleep so important for our health and our mental health and what's happening in the brain while we're asleep that helps us function while we're awake?

Now, sleep problems are often seen as a symptom of depression, anxiety, or other mental health disorders, but your research suggests that sleep can be a cause, not just a consequence of mental health problems.

How has our understanding of the relationship between sleep and mental health changed in recent years?

And is that being taught in in schools right now?

So what are the implications of this new research for psychologists and other mental health clinicians?

Now you talked a little bit about um how the brain sort of goes through a cleaning process while while we sleep, and I'm wondering how does that relate to uh inflammation in the body, something that we now know is the cause of numerous physical ailments.

Well, let's talk about insomnia, which you just alluded to.

How common is it and how does it affect people's mental health over time?

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