Shining a light on delayed sleep phase disorder during adolescence
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Sleeping like an adolescent? Professor Mary Carskadon (Brown University, USA) – a leader in the field of adolescent sleep research – recently gave a talk in Adelaide titled “Teen sleep: Too little and too late.” This perfectly captures the common issue experienced by so many a...
Published Jun 2017
Sleep problems in psychological practice
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Improving sleep with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia
Chronic insomnia is a debilitating condition affecting about 10-15% of the Australian adult population (The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014; American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Appleton et al., 202...
Published Sep 2022
Sleep disturbance in autism spectrum disorders: Recent advances in research and practice
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When we think of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is often the social struggles, communication difficulties and behavioural challenges that come to mind. What is less known is that over two thirds of children with ASD also experience debilitating sleep disturbance (Liu, Hubb...
Published Jun 2017
Disordered sleep of elite athletes – possible solutions
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Disordered sleep in elite athletes – possible solutions
Lana McCloughan conducted the first research project on the sleep strategies implemented by the Australian Headquarters Psychology Team at the London Olympic Games. Ruth Anderson was the Head of Psychology Services for...
Published Jun 2017
Sleep diary
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The quantity and quality of an individual's sleep can influence how they feel, how they perform at work, school or at other activities, and how they interact with others.
This sleep diary can be used as homework by a client to gather information about their daily sleep patt...
Last reviewed Aug 2017
To cry or not to cry: The need for increased choice in behavioural sleep interventions parents
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A first baby in the household brings with it many challenges, the most common being that of parental sleep disruption due to the child’s night waking (France & Blampied, 1999). Whilst typically developing infants (under six months old) need to be fed overnight, the challenge f...
Published Jun 2017
Sleeping to improve therapy
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Insomnia is associated with reduced therapy effectiveness
Sleep disorders and headache problems are highly prevalent and frequently comorbid, but are seldom taught in university psychology curricula. A team of clinical psychology staff and students from Griffith University ...
Published Sep 2020
Social media at bedtime linked to poor sleep and poor mental health for teens
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Teenagers with high social media use at bedtime suffer disturbed sleep, which in turn leads to depressed mood, according to new research being presented at the Australian Psychological Society’s 50th Annual Conference on the Gold Coast this week.
Murdoch University PhD cand...
Published Oct 2017
Treating sleep and anxiety may be key to better outcomes for children with ADHD, expert says
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Targeting sleep and anxiety problems in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may improve their symptoms and outcomes, a psychology expert will tell the APS Congress, held in Melbourne, 13-16 September.
Dr Emma Sciberras, a clinical psychologist senior...
Published Oct 2017
Deep sleep for a calm mind
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A poor night’s sleep can increase anxiety by up to 30 per cent.
American research has revealed that a poor night’s sleep can trigger an up to 30 per cent rise in anxiety levels, while a daily dose of deep sleep is a natural means of reducing anxiety. Two sleep laboratory ex...
Last reviewed Dec 2019