快樂小藥師 Im pharmacist nichts glücklich

Jan. 1, 2010 -- Adolescents whose parents set earlier bedtimes are significantly less likely to suffer from depression or have suicidal thoughts compared to youngsters who hit the sack later, new research indicates.

Youngsters in the study whose parents set bedtimes of midnight or later were 24% more likely to suffer from depression and 20% more apt to have thoughts of suicide, compared to youngsters with bedtimes of 10 p.m. or earlier, researchers report in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.

This suggests sufficient sleep may offer youngsters some protection from depression and thoughts of suicide, the researchers say.

Adolescents who reported they usually sleep five or fewer hours per night were 71% more likely to report depression, and 48% more likely to have thoughts of committing suicide, compared to young people reporting eight hours of sleep nightly, the study shows.

"Our results are consistent with the theory that inadequate sleep is a risk factor for depression," says study researcher?James E. Gangwisch, PhD, of Columbia University Medical Center in New York.

He and his colleagues collected data on 15,659 adolescents and their parents who had participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a school-based sample of students in seventh to 12th grades, between 1994 and 1996.

The researchers found that:

The average sleep duration was 7 hours and 53 minutes. The researchers note that adolescents need 9 hours of sleep daily.
Nearly 70% of youngsters said they went to bed at a time that complied with the weeknight limit set by their parents.
The researchers say lack of sleep may produce moodiness that hinders the ability to cope with stresses of daily life, harming relationships with peers and adults. They say educating adolescents and their parents about the benefits of healthier sleep practices may be beneficial.

The researchers conclude that parents of adolescents should set earlier bedtimes to make sure their teens get adequate sleep.

One of the researchers, Gary K. Zammit, PhD, of Columbia, reported receiving research support from GlaxoSmithKline and other pharmaceutical companies. He also disclosed he has financial interests in two companies involved in sleep research.

Jan. 1, 2010 -- 新研究指出，相較於較晚上床睡覺者，父母親規定的就寢時間較早的青少年，比較不會發生憂鬱或有自殺想法。
　　
　　研究者在1月1日的SLEEP期刊中報告指出，該研究中，相較於父母親規定就寢時間在晚上10點或之前的青少年，父母親規定就寢時間在半夜12點鐘或之後者，有24%更可能憂鬱、20%更可能出現自殺意念。
　　
　　研究者表示，此結果認為，有充分的睡眠將有助於青少年預防憂鬱和自殺想法。
　　
　　研究顯示，相較於每晚睡眠有8小時的青少年，每晚睡眠時間平均少於等於5小時的青少年，有71%更可能憂鬱、48%更可能會有自殺想法。
　　
　　研究者、紐約市哥倫比亞大學醫學中心的James E. Gangwisch博士表示，我們的結果與「缺乏睡眠是憂鬱之風險因素」的理論一致。
　　
　　他和他的研究夥伴蒐集「National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health)」研究中的15,659名青少年及其雙親的資料，研究樣本是在1994至1996年間，以學校為基礎的7到12年級學生。
　　
　　研究者發現：
　　* 平均睡眠量報告為7小時53分鐘。研究者指出，青少年每天需要9小時的睡眠。
　　* 將近70%的青少年表示，他們在週間夜晚遵守父母親所指定的就寢時間上床睡覺。
　　
　　研究者表示，缺乏睡眠會造成喜怒無常、妨害處理日常生活壓力的能力、傷害與同儕和長輩的關係，他們表示，教育青少年及其雙親有關健康睡眠的好處將會有所幫助。
　　
　　研究者結論表示，青少年的父母親應規定較早的就寢時間，以確保青少年們有充足的睡眠。
　　
　　研究者之一、哥倫比亞大學醫學中心的Gary K. Zammit博士，接受GlaxoSmithKline藥廠與其他藥廠的研究支持，他也宣告和兩家參與睡眠研究的公司有財務利益。