Bad sleep in teens linked with behaviour problems

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Aussie and international researchers say that common sleep problems that occur when we reach adolescence could be one of the causes behind behavioural issues in teens. They looked at the sleep profiles of over 10,000 people and checked in on their issues with sleep, and whether they had either internalising emotional and peer problems, such as anxiety, depression and social withdrawal - or externalising conduct problems, such as anger, aggression, and hyperactivity symptoms. While the team cannot prove that the sleep issues directly cause the behavioural issues, they point out the importance of sleep health in supporting young people's mental health.

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conference: JAMA Psychiatry

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Organisation/s: The University of Melbourne, Monash University, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

Funder: Ms Cooper is supported by the Fay Marles Scholarship provided by the University of Melbourne. Dr Di Biase is supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant 1175754, Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women, and the Medical Advances Without Animals Trust Research Grant. Dr Cropley is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grant (1177370) and University of Melbourne Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship. The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study is supported by the National Institutes of Health and additional federal partners under award numbers U01DA041048, U01DA050989, U01DA051016, U01DA041022, U01DA051018, U01DA051037, U01DA050987, U01DA041174, U01DA041106, U01DA041117, U01DA041028, U01DA041134, U01DA050988, U01DA051039, U01DA041156, U01DA041025, U01DA041120, U01DA051038, U01DA041148, U01DA041093, U01DA041089, U24DA041123, and U24DA041147. A full list of supporters is available at https://abcdstudy.org/federal-partners.html. A listing of participating sites and a complete listing of the study investigators can be found at https:// abcdstudy.org/consortium_members/.

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