Sleep mechanisms in typical development and pediatric affective disorders

Sleep has been implicated as a crucial factor in neurodevelopment and is associated with neuroplasticity and synaptic homeostasis. Sleep dysfunction likely plays a causal role in risk for, and maintenance of, affective disorders and other psychopathology in youth. However, the impacts of sleep and sleep dysfunction on neurodevelopment and affective processes in youth remain poorly understood. This Symposium will: 1) highlight new findings examining sleep and neurodevelopment in healthy youth; and 2) highlight mechanisms of sleep dysfunction as a potential contributor to pediatric affective disorders.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Symposium 29 Source Type: research