Summary: A recent study led by Rebecca Robbins, PhD, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, explores the relationship between sleep difficulties, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation in adolescents with a history of depression. Using data from the National Surveys of Drug Use and … [Read more...]
Late Bedtimes and Not Enough Sleep Can Harm Developing Brains – and Poorer Kids Are More at Risk
By Emily C. Merz, Colorado State University and Melissa Hansen, Colorado State University Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently … [Read more...]