It is anticipated that the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated societal response will have wide-ranging impacts on youth development and mental health. Sleep is crucial for child and adolescent health and well-being, and the potential for sleep problems to emerge or worsen during and following the pandemic is high. This may be particularly true for children and adolescents who are at heightened risk for the onset of sleep and mental health disturbances and for those whom developmental changes impacting sleep are rapidly occurring. Youth with preexisting psychopathologies (including anxiety and depression) and neurodevelopmental conditions (including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder) could be especially vulnerable to disturbed sleep during this period of change and uncertainty. It is thus imperative that sleep considerations be part of research and clinical initiatives aimed at understanding and mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents. This article considers ways in which the pandemic may impact sleep, including research and clinical implications.

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Editorial Perspective: Perils and promise for child and adolescent sleep and associated psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Obstructive sleep apnea and the subsequent risk of depressive disorder: A population-based follow-up study

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Book Review: Designing and using tools for educational assessment:

Many studies have provided strong evidence of a fundamental and complex role for sleep disturbances in adult posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Investigations of adult PTSD using subjective and ...

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Sleep Disturbance in Pediatric PTSD: Current Findings and Future Directions

Associations of sleep duration on school nights with self-rated health, overweight, and depression symptoms in adolescents: problems and possible solutions.

An update on adolescent sleep: New evidence informing the perfect storm model.

Objectives: To validate the Sleep Disorders Inventory for Students (SDIS), a parent-report sleep screening inventory for children, ages 2 through 10 years (SDIS-C), and adolescents, ages 11 through 18

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A National Validation Study of the Sleep Disorders Inventory for Students (SDIS)

Adolescence is a time when biological processes regulating sleep and environmental factors, like the start of the school day, are often at odds, and can result in ill-timed, insufficient, and irregular sleep patterns in teenagers. To provide a broad understanding of these conflicting factors, this article reviews maturational changes to sleep regulation during adolescent development, as well as the changing psychosocial context that impacts sleep–wake behavior in this age group. Some consequences of insufficient sleep are also discussed, specifically highlighting the negative impact on daytime alertness, academic performance, and emotional or behavioral problems. The article ends with a brief overview of sleep disorders that typically emerge during the adolescent years.

Amy R. Wolfson

Papers

An update on adolescent sleep: New evidence informing the perfect storm model.

A National Validation Study of the Sleep Disorders Inventory for Students (SDIS)

Sleep Patterns and Challenges