TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep’s role in the development and resolution of adolescent depression
AU - Gradisar, Michael
AU - Khan, Michal
AU - Micic, Gorica
AU - Short, Michelle A.
AU - Reynolds, Chelsea
AU - Orchard, Faith
AU - Bauducco, Serena
AU - Richardson, Cele
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Two adolescent mental health fields — sleep and depression — have advanced largely in parallel until about four years ago. Although sleep problems have been thought to be a symptom of adolescent depression, emerging evidence suggests that sleep difficulties arise before depression does. In this Review, we describe how the combination of adolescent sleep biology and psychology uniquely predispose adolescents to develop depression. We describe multiple pathways and contributors, including a delayed circadian rhythm, restricted sleep duration and greater opportunity for repetitive negative thinking while waiting for sleep. We match each contributor with evidence-based sleep interventions, including bright light therapy, exogenous melatonin and cognitive-behaviour therapy techniques. Such treatments improve sleep and alleviate depression symptoms, highlighting the utility of sleep treatment for comorbid disorders experienced by adolescents.
AB - Two adolescent mental health fields — sleep and depression — have advanced largely in parallel until about four years ago. Although sleep problems have been thought to be a symptom of adolescent depression, emerging evidence suggests that sleep difficulties arise before depression does. In this Review, we describe how the combination of adolescent sleep biology and psychology uniquely predispose adolescents to develop depression. We describe multiple pathways and contributors, including a delayed circadian rhythm, restricted sleep duration and greater opportunity for repetitive negative thinking while waiting for sleep. We match each contributor with evidence-based sleep interventions, including bright light therapy, exogenous melatonin and cognitive-behaviour therapy techniques. Such treatments improve sleep and alleviate depression symptoms, highlighting the utility of sleep treatment for comorbid disorders experienced by adolescents.
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U2 - 10.1038/s44159-022-00074-8
DO - 10.1038/s44159-022-00074-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35754789
SN - 2731-0574
VL - 1
SP - 512
EP - 523
JO - Nature Reviews Psychology
JF - Nature Reviews Psychology
IS - 9
ER -