Insomnia

Children aged 12 to 15 from low- and middle-income countries report more obesogenic behaviors after being a victim of bullying compared with those who are not bullied, according to a study published in Pediatric Obesity.

An intervention combining cognitive relaxation and distraction strategies through immersive virtual reality technology and slow breathing may help adolescents improve sleep quality, according to research presented at SLEEP 2020.

In this video, Shalini Paruthi, MD, co-chair of the SLEEP 2020 meeting — hosted by the Associated Professional Sleep Societies — discusses sessions at the virtual meeting that provide insight into testing, diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.

Digital cognitive behavioral therapy for treating insomnia may also help alleviate depressive symptoms, according to study results published in Journal of Sleep Research.

Sequential cognitive behavioral therapy and medication treatments appeared effective for insomnia management, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

In the United States, 30% to 35% of adults experience brief symptoms of insomnia and 10% of adults have a chronic insomnia disorder, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Stress, anxiety and working from home amid COVID-19 could contribute to another adverse health effect of the pandemic — loss of sleep.

Health care workers in Wuhan and other regions of China reported experiencing psychological burden related to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to results of a survey study published in JAMA Network Open. Those in Wuhan, women, nurses and frontline health care workers directly engaged in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with COVID-19 were especially affected.

New data show that few Americans get a good night’s sleep, despite an abundance of literature showing the benefits of one.

Among individuals living with HIV, those with insomnia had greater risk for type 2 MI, but not type 1 MI, than those without it.