All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 July Do sleep problems come first, before adolescent depression? Do sleep problems come first, before adolescent depression? 04/07/2022 | 3 MINS New evidence suggests that sleep difficulties, long thought to be a symptom of adolescent depression, might actually come first. A new paper, published in Nature Reviews Psychology and led by Flinders University in Adelaide, argues that a combination of adolescent sleep biology and psychology uniquely predispose young people to developing depression. Dr Cele Richardson, a lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology and an author of the paper, said a delayed circadian rhythm, restricted sleep duration and greater opportunity for negative thinking while trying to fall asleep were all contributing factors. ΓÇ£Adolescents are the most chronically sleep-restricted subpopulation across human development, in both western and eastern societies, with data from across the world suggesting they sleep too late and too little,ΓÇ¥ Dr Richardson said. The researchers
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04/07/2022 | 3 MINS New evidence suggests that sleep difficulties, long thought to be a symptom of adolescent depression, might actually come first.
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A new paper, published in Nature Reviews Psychology and led by Flinders University in Adelaide, argues that a combination of adolescent sleep biology and psychology uniquely predispose young people to developing depression.
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Dr Cele Richardson, a lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology and an author of the paper, said a delayed circadian rhythm, restricted sleep duration and greater opportunity for negative thinking while trying to fall asleep were all contributing factors.
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ΓÇ£Adolescents are the most chronically sleep-restricted subpopulation across human development, in both western and eastern societies, with data from across the world suggesting they sleep too late and too little,ΓÇ¥ Dr Richardson said.
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