The complexities of the sleep-pain relationship in adolescents: A critical review.

ABSTRACT: Chronic pain is a common and disabling condition in adolescents. Disturbed sleep is associated with many detrimental effects in adolescents with acute and chronic pain. While sleep and pain are known to share a reciprocal relationship, the sleep-pain relationship in adolescence warrants further contextualization within normally occurring maturation of several biopsychological processes. Since sleep and pain disorders begin to emerge in early adolescence and are often comorbid, there is a need for a comprehensive picture of their interrelation especially related to temporal relationships and mechanistic drivers. While existing reviews provide a solid foundation for the interaction between disturbed sleep and pain in youth, we will extend this review by highlighting current methodological ch

SUBMITTER: Albinni B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868111 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature