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Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
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Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Children and Adolescents

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2025 | Viewed by 3236

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Jun Kohyama

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Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Urayasu 279-0001, Japan
Interests: sleep; education; adolescence
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sleep is essential for humans and good sleep is positively associated with health. However, sleep is affected by bio-psycho-social factors, and thus variability in sleep duration among individuals is quite high. Although several recommendations for adequate sleep duration have been made, these recommendations have a wide range due to the marked interindividual variations for each optic sleep duration (OSD). Most people in modern society, especially adolescents, tend to sleep for a much shorter duration, which leads to the development of insufficient sleep syndrome due to the accumulation of sleep debt. A previous study showed that among patients aged 20 years or less who visited an outpatient sleep clinic, 31% were diagnosed with insufficient sleep syndrome. To reduce sleep debt, it is important to find the individual’s OSD; however, no simple method to determine OSD has yet been established. In the current Special Issue, manuscripts on adolescent sleep, insufficient sleep syndrome, and the optimal sleep duration of adolescents from variable standpoints such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases,  academic performance, and PVT  are welcome. Submissions on the educational view points to reduce insufficient sleep among adolescents are also expected.

Dr. Jun Kohyama
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • insufficient sleep syndrome
  • adolescents
  • optimal sleep duration
  • body mass index
  • academic performance
  • educational program
  • suicide
  • bio-psycho-social model

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Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood
by Teruhisa Miike
Children 2025, 12(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010019 - 26 Dec 2024
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Sleep disorders in children have a negative impact on mental and physical development, and a lack of sleep is one of the most important problems in infancy. At the age when naps are commonly accepted, the judgment of whether the amount of sleep [...] Read more.
Sleep disorders in children have a negative impact on mental and physical development, and a lack of sleep is one of the most important problems in infancy. At the age when naps are commonly accepted, the judgment of whether the amount of sleep is adequate has been based on the total amount of sleep per day. In other words, the idea is that even if the amount of sleep at night is insufficient, it is not considered insufficient if it is compensated for by taking a long nap or sleeping late on weekend mornings. However, these lifestyle habits disrupt the circadian rhythm and cause social jet lag, which is not appropriate for healthy mental and physical development. Therefore, in this review, I present the average required nighCime basic sleep duration (NBSD) of 10 h for Japanese and 11 h for Caucasian children as a judgment standard. (1) If the child sleeps less than 8 h at night, and (2) if the child sleeps less than 9 h at night or 30 to 60 min less than the required NBSD, immediate treatment is recommended. I also discuss briefly how to address sleep insufficiency in childhood. Full article
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Re-Evaluating Recommended Optimal Sleep Duration: A Perspective on Sleep Literacy
by Jun Kohyama
Children 2024, 11(9), 1098; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11091098 - 7 Sep 2024
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A significant number of adolescents experience sleepiness, primarily due to sleep deprivation. The detrimental effects of inadequate sleep on both physical and mental health are well documented, particularly during adolescence—a critical developmental stage that has far-reaching implications for later life outcomes. The International [...] Read more.
A significant number of adolescents experience sleepiness, primarily due to sleep deprivation. The detrimental effects of inadequate sleep on both physical and mental health are well documented, particularly during adolescence—a critical developmental stage that has far-reaching implications for later life outcomes. The International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision recently introduced the disorder termed ‘insufficient sleep syndrome,’ characterized by a persistent reduction in sleep quantity. However, diagnosing this condition based solely on sleep duration is challenging due to significant individual variation in what constitutes optimal sleep. Despite this, managing sleep debt remains difficult without a clear understanding of individual optimal sleep needs. This review aims to reassess recommended sleep durations, with a focus on enhancing sleep literacy. Beginning with an exploration of insufficient sleep syndrome, this review delves into research on optimal sleep duration and examines foundational studies on sleep debt’s impact on the developing brain. Finally, it addresses the challenges inherent in sleep education programs from the perspective of sleep literacy. By doing so, this review seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of the chronic sleep debt issues faced by adolescents, particularly those affected by insufficient sleep syndrome. Full article
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