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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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In conversation… Sleep and mental health with Dr. Faith Orchard
Does it make a difference if children are larks or owls? At what point should we be concerned about sleep problems? What is the knock-on effect of poor sleep on social factors? All this and more with Dr. Faith Orchard.
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Sleep and Mental Health
Dr Sally Hobson, Specialty Community Paediatrician, Evelina Children’s Secondary Community Sleep Clinic on the relationship between sleep and mental health.
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Sleep partially mediates the link between adverse childhood experiences and delinquency
A recent study has now investigated the mechanisms underlying the apparent link between ACEs and high rates of delinquency in children in foster care, with a specific focus on sleep.
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Sleep problems in preschoolers predict depression and anxiety severity
The bidirectional links between sleep problems and psychopathology in children have been well-reviewed,1 but few investigations have been performed in young samples and those with early-onset psychopathology.
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Sleep, and the Relationship with Anxiety and Depression in Adolescence – Dr. Faith Orchard
Talk from Dr. Faith Orchard, University of Sussex. This is free to watch, ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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‘Sleep Patterns, Associations with Anxiety and Depression’ an ‘In Conversation’ Special with Dr. Faith Orchard
In a special episode of our In Conversation series, we hear from Dr. Faith Orchard about her recent paper, co-author by Prof. Alice M. Gregory, Prof. Michael Gradisar, and Dr. Shirley Reynolds.
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‘OpenHouse on Autism’ – In search of a bedtime routine. What to do when your child won’t sleep.
Emma Woodhouse, autism specialist with Clinical Partners, and sleeping disorder specialist Dr. Charlie Tyack discover practical ways to address challenges around getting your child to bed.
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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’
As part of the ‘Professor Judy Dunn Webinar Series’ we are delighted to welcome Dr. Faith Orchard, Research Psychologist, and Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Sussex. Faith will share 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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Examining bidirectional associations between sleep and behavior among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘This study examines the bidirectional relationship between nightly sleep (i.e., total sleep time and sleep efficiency) and daily behavior of children with ADHD.’ Craig A. Sidol et al.
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Sleep parameters and problems in adolescents with and without ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘This systematic review with meta-analysis aimed to compare sleep in adolescents with and without ADHD, including sleep parameters, both subjectively and objectively measured, sleep problems and sleep hygiene.’ Finja Marten and Lena Keuppens et al.
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