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Children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health also often struggle with their sleep. Indeed disrupted or altered sleep has been associated with most psychiatric disorders (Gregory & Sadeh, 2016). Although a range of sleep difficulties can co-occur with mental health problems, a common difficulty is insomnia. As such this guidance will primarily focus on difficulties with getting to sleep and staying asleep.
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Night-time Sleep Duration and Later Sleep Timing from Infancy to Adolescence
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Isabel Morales-Muñoz discusses her JCPP paper ‘Shorter night-time sleep duration and later sleep timing from infancy to adolescence’. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
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Catching some zzz’s – Sleep, Sleep Hygiene, and Wellbeing
This World Sleep Day (15 March) we encourage you to explore the learning opportunities available on our website and learn more about the importance of sleep health in children and young people. Help us to raise awareness of sleep health through sharing with your networks and colleagues.
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The BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire: Infant Sleep and Parental Understanding and Misperceptions
In this Papers Podcast, Professor Sooyeon (Aly) Suh discusses her co-authored JCPP paper ‘Validation of the Parental Understanding and Misperceptions about BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire using auto-videosomnography’. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
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The role of sleep in adolescent mental health – Presented by Dr. Faith Orchard as part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ – Recording
As part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ we were delighted to welcome Dr. Faith Orchard,Research Psychologist, and Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sussex. Faith shared her expert knowledge and insights into how sleep changes during adolescence, and how treatments for insomnia can be used to inform some simple healthy habits for improving sleep.
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Are some children genetically predisposed to poor sleep? A polygenic risk study in the general population
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Children who are genetically predisposed to insomnia have more insomnia-like sleep problems, whereas those who are genetically predisposed to longer sleep have longer sleep duration, but are also more awake during the night in adolescence.’ Desana Kocevska (pic) et al.
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Report from a randomized control trial: improved alignment between circadian biology and sleep–wake behavior as a mechanism of depression symptom improvement in evening-type adolescents with depressive symptoms
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘These results provide novel evidence for improved alignment between circadian biology and sleep–wake behavior as a specific mechanism of depression improvement, provide key clues into the complex relationship between sleep and depression, and have significant clinical implications for adolescents with depression.’ Lauren D. Asarnow (pic) et al.
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The role of sleep in prospective associations between parent reported youth screen media activity and behavioral health
Paper from the CAMH journal – ‘We examined whether sleep mediated the association between screen media activity and youth behavioral health among a community sample’. Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar (pic) et al.
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Variation in sleep profiles in children with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and associated clinical characteristics
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We examined the profiles of sleep difficulties in children with ADHD and associated clinical factors (e.g. co-occurring mental health conditions, stimulant use and parent mental health).’ Emma Sciberras (pic) et al.
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Validation of the Parental Understanding and Misperceptions about BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire using auto-videosomnography
Paper from the JCPP – ‘The current study aimed to (a) develop an assessment tool measuring parental understanding and misperceptions about baby’s sleep (PUMBA-Q); (b) validate the questionnaire using self-report and objective sleep measures.’ Eunyeong Jang et al.
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Infant sleep predicts trajectories of social attention and later autism traits
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We used a prospective longitudinal design in infants with a family history of ASD and/or ADHD to examine infant sleep and its relation to trajectories of attention and later neurodevelopmental disorders.’ Jannath Begum-Ali et al.
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