Citation

Blake MJ, Allen NB. Curr. Opin. Psychol. 2020; 34: 37-42.

Affiliation

Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3010 VIC, Australia; Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, 97403-1227 OR, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.08.027

PMID

31593876

Abstract

Sleep problems are major risk factors for the development of internalizing disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents. Emerging evidence suggests that cognitive-behavioral interventions should be considered as a first-line treatment for adolescent sleep problems, and can also address associated mental health concerns. Specifically, several randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that cognitive-behavioral sleep interventions improve mental health in adolescents (particularly anxiety and depression) by improving sleep problems. Although sleep difficulties have been shown to be strong prospective predictors of suicide risk, further studies are needed that examine the efficacy of sleep improvement interventions in reducing suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

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