Association of Outdoor Artificial Light at Night With Mental Disorders and Sleep Patterns Among US Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Indoor nighttime light exposure influences sleep and circadian rhythms and is known to affect mood-associated brain circuits in animals. However, little is known about the association between levels of nighttime outdoor light and sleep and mental health in the population, especially among adolescents.

Objective

To estimate associations of outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN) with sleep patterns and past-year mental disorder among US adolescents.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, cross-sectional study of US adolescents used the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey conducted from February 2001 through January 2004. A probability sample of adolescents aged 13 to 18 year

SUBMITTER: Paksarian D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7344797 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature