Abstract
Developmental changes in sleep regulatory processes contribute to late sleep patterns often observed in adolescent humans. Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), the most common circadian rhythm sleep disorder in adolescents, may be an exaggeration of this normal developmental change or may originate from distinct pathways. This article briefly reviews changes in sleep regulation in healthy adolescents, and then focuses primarily on DSPD in adolescents. Prevalence rates, diagnostic features, associated impairments, possible etiologies, and treatment strategies of DSPD in this population are described.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Sleep |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 107-112 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123786111 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123786104 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
Keywords
- Actigraphy
- Adolescence
- Adolescent
- Circadian timing system
- Delayed sleep phase disorder
- Dim light melatonin onset (DLMO)
- Homeostatic sleep/wake system
- Insomnia
- Light
- Melatonin
- Phase response curve
- School start time
- Sleep
- Sleep disorders
- Sleep hygiene
- Sleep regulation
- Sleepiness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)