Delayed sleep onset in depressed young people

N Glozier; B O'Dea; PD McGorry; C Pantelis; GP Amminger; DF Hermens; R Purcell; E Scott; IB Hickie

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Delayed sleep onset in depressed young people

N Glozier, B O'Dea, PD McGorry, C Pantelis, GP Amminger, DF Hermens, R Purcell, E Scott, IB Hickie

BMC Psychiatry | BMC | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-33

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Abstract

Background: The circadian abnormality of delayed sleep phase has been suggested to characterise a subgroup of depressed young adults with different risk factors and course of illness. We aim to assess the prevalence and factors, particularly substance use, associated with such delay in a large help-seeking cohort of young people with mental health problems.Methods: From a consecutively recruited sample of 802 help-seeking young people, 305 (38%) had at least moderate depressive symptoms (QIDS-C16 >10), sleep data and did not have a chronic severe mental illness. Demographic and clinical characteristics were evaluated through self report and clinical interview. Delayed sleep phase was defined..

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Funding Acknowledgements

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