A primer on circadian rhythms for psychiatry
Adriane M. Soehner, Colleen A. McClung · 2026
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Soehner and McClung offer psychiatrists a primer on circadian rhythms, the roughly 24-hour cycles that organize body and brain. The review explains how the master clock in the brain's suprachiasmatic nucleus takes its cue mainly from light and then coordinates rhythms in sleep, hormones, metabolism, mood, and thinking. It also describes the molecular feedback loops that tick inside nearly every cell and the signals that keep those local clocks in step.
The authors then connect this timing system to mental health. Disrupted rhythms are increasingly seen as a mechanism that raises the risk of psychiatric and developmental disorders and shapes their course. Because rhythms can be measured and shifted, the authors present them as a promising target for study and treatment. The primer is written as an entry point, giving clinicians the core machinery first and the psychiatric links second.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Adriane M. Soehner, Colleen A. McClung |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |