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A study on around 10,000 kids found that those with the most disturbed sleep at age 10 had the highest rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviours by age 12. The researchers say that sleep could be a potential target to help prevent youth suicide.

September 17, 2024

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2823516

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Wagamaga on September 17, 2024 6:34 am

Key Points

Question What is the association between sleep disturbances assessed at age 10 years and risk for the emergence of suicidal behaviors reported by age 12 years?

Findings

In this cohort study of 8807 participants in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, parent-reported preadolescent sleep disturbances were associated with risk for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts up to 2 years later. Adjusting for covariates, severe sleep disturbance, particularly nightmares and excessive daytime somnolence, increased the risk for suicidal behaviors.

Meaning

Findings of this study suggest that sleep holds promise as a visible risk factor for study and an intervention target in youth suicide prevention.

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A study on around 10,000 kids found that those with the most disturbed sleep at age 10 had the highest rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviours by age 12. The researchers say that sleep could be a potential target to help prevent youth suicide.

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To make children better fact-checkers, expose them to more misinformation — with oversight. Instead of attempting to completely sanitize children’s online environment, adults should focus on equipping children with tools to critically assess the information they encounter.

Evening types (“night owls”) take longer to fall asleep, especially those with a history of depression, potentially increasing their risk for future depressive episodes. This sheds light on the relationship between being an evening person and experiencing longer delays in falling asleep.

Children with autism have different brains than children without autism, down to the structure and density of their neurons, according to a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center.

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