Association Between Sleep Problems and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescence: Results From a Large Population-Based Study.
Sleep problems and symptoms of ADHD are common in adolescence, but detailed epidemiological assessment of their association is lacking. Using data from a recent population-based study, 9,846 adolescents aged 16 to 19 provided detailed information on sleep and symptoms of ADHD. Results confirmed a large overlap between self-reported symptoms of ADHD and all sleep variables studied. Symptoms of ADHD were linked to shorter sleep duration, longer sleep latency, and nocturnal wake time, as well as larger sleep deficiency. ADHD symptoms also increased the odds of insomnia and delayed sleep phase syndrome. The associations were only partially explained by confounders (mainly depression). The findings suggest that sleep problems should be included as a treatment target in efforts to reduce symptoms of ADHD in adolescence.
a Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare , Uni Research Health , Bergen , Norway.
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Hysing
a Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare , Uni Research Health , Bergen , Norway.|b Department of Biological and Medical Psychology , University of Bergen , Norway.|c K. G. Jebsen Centre for Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders , University of Bergen , Norway.
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Lundervold
a Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare , Uni Research Health , Bergen , Norway.|c K. G. Jebsen Centre for Research on Neuropsychiatric Disorders , University of Bergen , Norway.|d Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway.
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Posserud
a Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare , Uni Research Health , Bergen , Norway.|e Division of Mental Health , Norwegian Institute of Public Health , Bergen , Norway.|f Department of Psychiatry , Helse Fonna HF , Haugesund , Norway.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057566:Self Report; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult