The Neurocognitive Effects of Sleep Disruption in Children and Adolescents
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Sleep problems in children and adolescents are common, and sleep disruption is associated with a wide range of behavioral, cognitive, and mood impairments, including hyperactivity, reduced school grades, and depression. Insufficient or fragmented sleep may induce sleepiness, which is associated with problematic behavior, impaired learning, and/or negative mood. Furthermore, treatment of sleep disruption, by improving sleep hygiene or treating specific sleep disorders, is often associated with improvements in daytime performance, suggesting a common mechanism for the behavioral manifestations. This article reviews the daytime manifestations of sleep disruption.
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The effects of restricted, disordered or disturbed sleep can manifest as symptoms, behaviors or functional impairments that are remarkably similar to those of ADHD.
“The effects of restricted, disordered or disturbed sleep can manifest as symptoms, behaviors or functional impairments that are remarkably similar to those of ADHD (Beebe 2006; Gruber 2009; O’Brien 2009).”
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- Authors
- O'Brien, L. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- O'Brien, Louise M.
- ORCID
- O'Brien, Louise M.
- Venue
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-10
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 813-823
- ISSN
- 1056-4993 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2156325270
- Cited by
- 180
- References
- 58
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- FWCI
- 1.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Keywords
- sleep disruption, pediatric sleep disorders, neurocognitive effects, daytime sleepiness, hyperactivity, academic performance, depression, mood disturbance, learning disabilities, sleep hygiene, sleep disorder treatment, daytime performance
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Affect, Aggression, Arousal, Attention, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Cognition Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Narcolepsy, Reference Values, Restless Legs Syndrome, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Wake Disorders, Conduct Disorder, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
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