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Jun 20, 2022 · The relationship between decreased sleep and increased anxiety disorders might be bidirectional, with poor sleep influencing daytime emotion regulation and hyperarousal delaying the onset of...
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Jun 20, 2022 · Poor adolescent sleep quality might be linked to the development of anxiety disorders 178. From a neurobiological perspective, poor adolescent sleep is associated with reduced myelination of anterior white matter tracts and fronto-limbic connectivity, both of which are required to evaluate negative emotions 156 .
- 10.1038/s44159-022-00074-8
- 2022
- Nat Rev Psychol. 2022; 1(9): 512-523.
Youth with anxiety enter adolescence with pre-existing vulnerabilities in systems of sleep and emotion that may place them at heightened risk. This review summarizes recent research on sleep and anxiety during the transition to adolescence, and highlights emerging themes.
- Dana L. McMakin, Candice A. Alfano
- 2015
How can poor sleep affect me? Why could I be struggling with sleep? Types of sleep problems and experiences. How can I improve my sleep? Where else can I get support? How to manage and improve your sleep. See practical tips on improving your sleep.
Jun 4, 2018 · Subjectively, parents of children with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) report resistance to bedtime, delay in sleep onset, short sleep duration, high anxiety before sleep, and daytime sleepiness .
- Suman K R Baddam, Craig A Canapari, Stefon J R van Noordt, Michael J Crowley
- 2018
For infants and young children, sleep loss and late bedtimes have a more substantial impact on anxiety symptoms than fragmented sleep. 51 Preschool age is frequently the age of onset for separation anxiety fears, which often precipitate a number of behavioral problems at bedtime, including a refusal to sleep alone. 2, 13, 14 Increasing ...
This model focuses on how fronto-limbic top-down control (or lack thereof) explains how poor sleep quality during early adolescence plays a crucial role in the initial development of anxiety disorders, and possibly in the reduced ability of anxiety disorder sufferers to benefit from cognitive reappraisal based therapies.
