An extra hour or two in bed during the weekend halves the risk of depression.
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New research has discovered that mental health problems are far less likely in adults who catch up on their sleep on a Saturday or Sunday.
Doctors at Yonsei University in South Korea tracked more than 5,000 men and women who often missed out on a full night's rest during the week and the results - published in the journal Sleep Medicine - revealed that those sleeping for an additional two hours during the weekend were 48 per cent less likely to develop depression.
The study also revealed those with a one-hour lie-in reduced their risk of suffering a low mood by a third.
However, depression rates were 16 per cent higher for people who slept for more than two hours extra on a Saturday or Sunday.