Sleepiness in Adolescents

Roah A Merdad; Hammam Akil; Siraj Omar Wali

doi:10.1016/j.jsmc.2017.03.014

Sleepiness in Adolescents

Sleep Med Clin. 2017 Sep;12(3):415-428. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2017.03.014. Epub 2017 Jun 9.

Authors

Roah A Merdad¹, Hammam Akil², Siraj Omar Wali³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, 6299 South Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics, Jeddah Maternity & Children's Hospital, Saud Al-Faisal Street, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia.
³ College of Medicine, Sleep Medicine and Research Center, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80215, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: sowali@kau.edu.sa.

PMID: 28778239
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2017.03.014

Abstract

Sleepiness and sleep deprivation among adolescents are increasingly being recognized as a public health concern. Many of the determinants of this growing problem lie beyond the biomedical scope of explanation. In this article, the authors begin with a review of the prevalence and consequences of sleepiness in adolescents and then present the approach to a sleepy adolescent and the underlying cause. The topic is discussed from clinical as well as public health perspectives.

Keywords: Adolescents; Clinical; Public health; Sleep deprivation; Sleepiness.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / diagnosis*
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / etiology*
Humans