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. 2005 Apr;33(2):157-63.
doi: 10.1007/s10802-005-1824-0.

Prospective longitudinal associations between persistent sleep problems in childhood and anxiety and depression disorders in adulthood

Alice M Gregory  1 , Avshalom Caspi, Thalia C Eley, Terrie E Moffitt, Thomas G Oconnor, Richie Poulton
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Prospective longitudinal associations between persistent sleep problems in childhood and anxiety and depression disorders in adulthood

Alice M Gregory et al. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2005 Apr.
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the associations between persistent childhood sleep problems and adulthood anxiety and depression. Parents of 943 children (52% male) participating in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study provided information on their children's sleep and internalizing problems at ages 5, 7, and 9 years. When the participants were 21 and 26 years, adult anxiety and depression were diagnosed using a standardized diagnostic interview. After controlling for childhood internalizing problems, sex, and socioeconomic status, persistent sleep problems in childhood predicted adulthood anxiety disorders (OR (95% CI) = 1.60 (1.05-2.45), p = .030) but not depressive disorders (OR (95% CI) = .99 (.63-1.56), p = .959). Persistent sleep problems in childhood may be an early risk indicator of anxiety in adulthood.

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