The follow-up one year later consisted of 3,134 of these youths.

Van incidence was percent for 13.9 van According to the results. one year insomnia. 5.5 one or more symptoms of percent van de slaperigheid. and percent for 5.3 van for one or more symptoms plus daytime fatigue or insomniacaseness. Van chronicity were percent for 45.8 van Rates of insomnia. 34.7 one or more symptoms of percent caseness van forinsomnia van de with daytime fatigue or slaperigheid. and 22.8 percent. There were no effects of age, sex or family income in predicting incidence or chronicity of insomnia. There was an association of both somatic and psychological dysfunction, with stronger prediction for psychological dysfunction.

These results, said Dr. Roberts, document further the public health burden of insomnia among adolescents.

"Our data suggest the burden of insomnia among youths is comparable to that of other major psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse," said Dr. Roberts. "Given this burden, one implication is that healthcare providers should place greater emphasis on detecting and treating insomnia among adolescents."

Classification of sleep disorders van Insomnia is a in which a person has trouble het falling asleep het staying. asleep or ontwakentoo early. These disorders may also be defined by an overall poor quality of sleep.

It is recommended that nightly tienerjaren get about nine hours of sleep.

Offers the following tips to help tienerjaren van American Academy of Sleep Medicine (van The AASM) get the most out of their sleep. Parents should be aware of these guidelines and should use them to help their teen develop healthy sleep habits:

• Try to get close to nine hours of sleep each night. Get enough sleep so that you wake up refreshed and alert for the day.

• De bedtijd van Try to wind down and relax before. Avoid intense studying, arguing and exercising. Stop playing video or computer games and enjoy some quiet time before bed.

• Verstralers die van Avoid in the. de evening Darkness lets your body know itis time to sleep.

• Try to get bright light in the morning. This helps reset your clock for the next night. De verstralers van Turn on and open your blinds when you get up. Getting exercise in the morning also may help.

• Try to catch up on any lost sleep when you can. Dut can be helpful to catch up with lost sleep but do not dutje. in the evening. Sleeping later on weekends can help catch up with lost sleep. But do not sleep later than two to three hours past your normal weekday wake up time, especially on Sunday mornings.

• Avoid stimulants such as caffeine in the afternoon and evening.

• Do not drive if you are sleepy. Driving sleepy can be as dangerous as driving drunk.

Those who suspect that they might be suffering from insomnia, or another sleep disorder, are encouraged to consult with their primary care physician or a sleep specialist.

SLEEP is the official journal of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC, a joint venture of the AASM and the Sleep Research Society.

Van information about insomnia van More available from the AASM at http://www.SleepEducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=6 is.

Van information about tienerjaren „van For further de including a new questionnaire that assesses the level of slaperigheid“. in adolescents. please visit http://www.SleepEducation.com/Topic.aspx?id=71 and sleep.

SleepEducation.com. a created patient education Website by the AASM. provides van disorders. the forms of treatment van information about various sleep available recent news. on the topic of sleep. sleep studies that have conducted and a listing of sleep facilities. been

Entitled copy ofthis article. van For a. „Persistence and change in symptoms of van this study. contact Jim Arcuri. public relations van de insomnia among adolescents woordvoerder“. or to arrange an interview with an AASM please regarding coordinator. at (708) 492-0930. ext. 9317. or jarcuri@aasmnet.org.