Relationship between Sleep and Psychosis in the Pediatric Population: A Brief Review
Sleep disorders are common in several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. In the pediatric population, the relationship between sleep and psychosis is not completely understood due to limited research studies investigating the link. Insomnia is noted to be a predictor of psychosis, espec...
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doaj-cf3df75a437e486eabcd516964d895f12020-11-25T00:53:14ZengMDPI AGMedical Sciences2076-32712018-09-01637610.3390/medsci6030076medsci6030076Relationship between Sleep and Psychosis in the Pediatric Population: A Brief ReviewMeelie Bordoloi0Ujjwal Ramtekkar1Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43025, USASleep disorders are common in several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. In the pediatric population, the relationship between sleep and psychosis is not completely understood due to limited research studies investigating the link. Insomnia is noted to be a predictor of psychosis, especially in ultrahigh risk adolescents. Sleep difficulties are also associated with a two to three-fold increase in paranoid thinking. Biological factors, such as decrease in thalamic volume, have been observed in children with schizophrenia and ultrahigh risk adolescents with associated sleep impairment. Objective studies have indicated possible actigraphy base measures to be the predictor of psychosis after a one year follow-up. The studies using polysomnography have rare and inconsistent results. In this brief review, we provide an overview of existing literature. We also posit that future research will be beneficial in understanding the initiation, course and progression of sleep disturbance in the high risk pediatric population with the goal of implementing interventions to alter the development of psychosis.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/6/3/76sleep disturbancepsychosisschizophreniapediatric sleep |
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Relationship between Sleep and Psychosis in the Pediatric Population: A Brief Review |
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Relationship between Sleep and Psychosis in the Pediatric Population: A Brief Review |
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Relationship between Sleep and Psychosis in the Pediatric Population: A Brief Review |
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relationship between sleep and psychosis in the pediatric population: a brief review |
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Sleep disorders are common in several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. In the pediatric population, the relationship between sleep and psychosis is not completely understood due to limited research studies investigating the link. Insomnia is noted to be a predictor of psychosis, especially in ultrahigh risk adolescents. Sleep difficulties are also associated with a two to three-fold increase in paranoid thinking. Biological factors, such as decrease in thalamic volume, have been observed in children with schizophrenia and ultrahigh risk adolescents with associated sleep impairment. Objective studies have indicated possible actigraphy base measures to be the predictor of psychosis after a one year follow-up. The studies using polysomnography have rare and inconsistent results. In this brief review, we provide an overview of existing literature. We also posit that future research will be beneficial in understanding the initiation, course and progression of sleep disturbance in the high risk pediatric population with the goal of implementing interventions to alter the development of psychosis. |
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sleep disturbance psychosis schizophrenia pediatric sleep |
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