Chronotypes, mental health and symptoms. Guest: Leonie Balter (#46)

Are you a morning or an evening person, or something in between? With Leonie Balter, we explore how such chronotypes and biological rhythms shape mental health and symptoms across the lifespan. The episode covers what chronotypes really are, if people feel younger or older depending on their sleep, and whether insomnia treatments should be tailored to our internal clocks.

We discuss how psychiatric symptoms and syndromes relate to circadian patterns, what shifting chronotypes might signal about resilience or vulnerability, and why the dopamine system is central to this field. Van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night (do a web search) opens a conversation about insomnia, creativity, and mood disorders. We end with a look at current projects and the big questions driving future research.

The episode is in English. Programledare: Sandra Tamm och Mats Lekander Musik: Mats Lekander Piano: Fredrik Ullén