DOI: 10.13056/acamh.13671

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Lena Keuppens discusses her co-authored JCPP Advances Research Review ‘Sleep parameters and problems in adolescents with and without ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis’. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice. This paper was the recipient of the 2024 ACAMH Awards JCPP Advances Best Paper Award.

1. The rationale behind the paper and the prevalence of sleep problems in adolescence with ADHD.

2. Comparing subjective and objective sleep parameters, sleep problems and sleep hygiene in adolescence with and without ADHD.

3. The importance of taking the subjective experience of sleep problems seriously.

4. The next steps for interventions considering the importance of sleep for mood regulation and for neurodevelopment.

5. Insight into a new sleep intervention for adolescents with ADHD called SIESTA (Sleep IntervEntion as Symptom Treatment for ADHD).