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Session Schedule

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0:00:00
Caught between books and beds: The impact of sleep deprivation and sleep disturbance on Taiwanese adolescents’ mental health
Ya-wen Jan (Taiwan)

0:16:55
Adolescent sleep and implications for school performance and mental health – Results from a Norwegian cohort of older adolescents
Ingvild West Saxvig (Norway)

0:34:15
New subtypes of insomnia and their association with mental health in children and adolescents
Guanghai Wang (China)

0:55:00
Late owl phenomenon and sleep deprivation in adolescents: Is advancing bedtime effective?
Sijing Chen (Hong Kong)

1:12:05
Comorbid insomnia and anxiety in youth – Shall we tackle sleep or anxiety problem in treatment?
Xiao Li (Hong Kong)

Summary

Adolescence represents a distinct developmental period with increased vulnerability. Both sleep quantity and quality are often compromised among adolescents due to a complex interplay of biological and psychosocial changes and challenges. This symposium aims to provide a comprehensive view of the challenges faced by youth in maintaining healthy sleep and mental well-being, whilst also exploring practical solutions to mitigate these issues and promote overall youth mental health. First, Dr. Ya-wen Jan will present empirical data from Taiwan exploring the dual impact of insufficient sleep duration and poor sleep quality on adolescents’ emotional and neurocognitive outcomes. Second, Dr. Ingvild West Saxvig will talk about adolescent sleep and its implications for school performance and mental health based on the results from a Norwegian cohort of older adolescents. Third, by leveraging large-scale cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort studies in China, Dr. Guanghai Wang will introduce new subtypes and the trajectory of insomnia in children and adolescents, and explore how these new subtypes are distinctly associated with mental health in children and adolescents. Fourth, Dr. Sijiing Chen will discuss the current evidence on improving sleep habits and duration among adolescents and present the new findings on the use of motivational interviewing and text reminders to help adolescents to advance their bedtime, followed by a discussion of the challenges and potential future directions for this intervention. Finally, Dr. Shirley Xin Li will discuss the links between sleep and anxiety and present the preliminary data analysis from a randomized controlled trial aiming to explore whether cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) vs. cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety (CBT-A) can improve sleep, anxiety symptoms, and daytime functioning outcomes in youth with comorbid insomnia and anxiety.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this CME activity, participants will be able to:
• Assess the challenges and factors that may contribute to chronic sleep deprivation and poor sleep quality in adolescents
• Learn about the dual impact of insufficient sleep duration and poor sleep quality on adolescents’ emotional and neurocognitive outcomes
• Recognize the links between adolescents' sleep patterns and circadian preference, and how these relate to their mental health and school performance
• Learn more about the efficacy of modifying school start times for adolescent sleep
• Learn about new subtypes and the progression of insomnia in children and adolescents
• Determine how different subtypes of insomnia are distinctly associated with the mental health of children and adolescents
• Learn about how this approach of subtyping may potentially inform future tailored prevention and intervention strategies
• Identify the barriers and challenges that adolescents face in modifying their sleep habits
• Learn about the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in improving sleep duration among adolescents
• Learn about the possible future strategies for improving sleep in adolescents
• Explain the close interplay between sleep disruption and anxiety
• Learn about the effects of the interventions with distinct clinical focuses (CBT for insomnia vs. CBT for anxiety) on managing comorbidity in youth