uOttawa-led study shows that poor sleep can lead to depression in adolescents

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoo-uss120720.php

 

News Release 7-Dec-2020
University of Ottawa

 

Chronic sleep disruption during adolescence can lead to depression in both males and females and alters stress reactivity in females, according to a new study led by University of Ottawa researchers. Their findings, published in the journal Behavioral Brain Research, are particularly relevant in the context of a pandemic, when adolescents' mental health is already under strain.


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