Sleep Disturbances Are Associated With Depressive Symptoms and Suicidality Among Adolescents in Pediatric Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sleep disturbances increase in adolescence and are associated with depression and suicide risk. However, research on enhancing depression and suicide risk assessment in clinical settings using behavioral markers, such as sleep, remains limited. Pediatric primary care (PPC) provides an opportunity for early risk identification, yet few studies examine how sleep disturbances, which are commonly reported, readily observable, and modifiable, are associated with concurrent depression and suicidality in PPC settings. This study examined the prevalence of adolescent sleep disturbances and concurrent associations with depression and suicidality in a large, sociodemographically diverse PPC sample.

Method

Between November 15, 2017, and February 1, 2020, 70,590 adolescents (a

SUBMITTER: Teresi GI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414329 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature