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Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches
Background: Sleep disorders and sleep problems commonly occur in adults with ADHD and add to functional impairment. Evidence-based treatments for sleep could improve function in the adult ADHD population. Methods: A literature review was conducted to present the clinical science informing treatment...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8534229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34679425 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11101361 |
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description | Background: Sleep disorders and sleep problems commonly occur in adults with ADHD and add to functional impairment. Evidence-based treatments for sleep could improve function in the adult ADHD population. Methods: A literature review was conducted to present the clinical science informing treatment of sleep in adults with ADHD. Results: Six systematic prospective studies of sleep intervention in adults with ADHD were identified. Three of these, all including well-characterized ADHD patients, offered evidence for a significant effect of morning light therapy. Across the studies, preliminary evidence for melatonin, behavioral therapy, and weighted blankets were also found. Implication: Low-risk interventions such as light therapy may improve sleep in adults with ADHD, but many sleep interventions currently in use remain unstudied in the ADHD population. Considerations for evidence-informed practice and future research directions are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-85342292021-10-23 Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches Surman, Craig B. H. Walsh, Daniel M. Brain Sci Review Background: Sleep disorders and sleep problems commonly occur in adults with ADHD and add to functional impairment. Evidence-based treatments for sleep could improve function in the adult ADHD population. Methods: A literature review was conducted to present the clinical science informing treatment of sleep in adults with ADHD. Results: Six systematic prospective studies of sleep intervention in adults with ADHD were identified. Three of these, all including well-characterized ADHD patients, offered evidence for a significant effect of morning light therapy. Across the studies, preliminary evidence for melatonin, behavioral therapy, and weighted blankets were also found. Implication: Low-risk interventions such as light therapy may improve sleep in adults with ADHD, but many sleep interventions currently in use remain unstudied in the ADHD population. Considerations for evidence-informed practice and future research directions are discussed. MDPI 2021-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8534229/ /pubmed/34679425 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11101361 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Surman, Craig B. H. Walsh, Daniel M. Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches |
title | Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches |
title_full | Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches |
title_fullStr | Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches |
title_full_unstemmed | Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches |
title_short | Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches |
title_sort | managing sleep in adults with adhd: from science to pragmatic approaches |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8534229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34679425 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11101361 |
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