The neurocognitive effects of sleep disruption in children and adolescents

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2009 Oct;18(4):813-23. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2009.04.008.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Affect
  • Aggression / psychology
  • Arousal
  • Attention
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Child Behavior Disorders / epidemiology
  • Child Behavior Disorders / psychology
  • Cognition Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
  • Cognition Disorders / psychology
  • Conduct Disorder / diagnosis
  • Conduct Disorder / epidemiology
  • Conduct Disorder / psychology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Depression / diagnosis*
  • Depression / epidemiology
  • Depression / psychology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Learning Disabilities / diagnosis*
  • Learning Disabilities / epidemiology
  • Learning Disabilities / psychology
  • Narcolepsy / diagnosis
  • Narcolepsy / epidemiology
  • Narcolepsy / psychology
  • Reference Values
  • Restless Legs Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Restless Legs Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Restless Legs Syndrome / psychology
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / epidemiology
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / psychology
  • Sleep Deprivation / complications
  • Sleep Deprivation / psychology
  • Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / diagnosis
  • Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / epidemiology
  • Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / psychology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / diagnosis
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / epidemiology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / psychology
  • Sleep Wake Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Sleep Wake Disorders / psychology