If you're having trouble accessing this content, or would like it in another format, please email Penn State Health Marketing & Communications. Read more about the study on Penn State News ThatвЂ™s not what our study shows for a significant proportion of youth.вЂќ So, parents and clinicians should not assume that insomnia symptoms are benign complaints that will go away with age. вЂњThose with insomnia symptoms and laboratory-measured short sleep duration are much more likely to develop a clinical condition in early adulthood, and not just to persist with the symptoms. вЂњThe key finding of this study is that insomnia symptoms in childhood are much more likely to persist over time than we previously believed,вЂќ Fernandez-Mendoza said. The results of their study published Feb. The team found that 43% of children with insomnia symptoms continued to suffer through adolescence into adulthood. The children also participated in an in-laboratory sleep study. Children and their parents provided reports of the childrenвЂ™s insomnia symptoms - defined as moderate-to-severe difficulties initiating and/or maintaining sleep. The teamвЂ™s study, which began in 2000, was designed as a random, population-based study of children, ages 5-12 years. Given that up to 25% of children, 35% of adolescents and 45% of young adults suffer from insomnia symptoms, we were interested in learning how these symptoms evolve over time as the child grows into adulthood.вЂќ вЂњSleep disorders - especially sleep apnea and insomnia - are linked with poorer cardiovascular and mental health. 2 Chronic insomnia can affect your ability to do daily tasks like working, going to school, or caring for yourself.

1 About one in seven adults has chronic (long-term) insomnia. One in four women has some insomnia symptoms, such as trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, or both.

вЂњYoung adulthood is a stage in life where there is a documented increase in the severity and prevalence of physical and mental health problems, such as cardiovascular disease and suicide rates,вЂќ said Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral health. Insomnia is one of the most commonly reported sleep problems.

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