Meir Priel, Alfano Candice A, Lau Simon, Hill Ryan M, Palmer Cara A
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004.
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
Child Health Care. 2019;48(4):372-393. doi: 10.1080/02739615.2019.1630283. Epub 2019 Sep 25.
Elevated levels of childhood anxiety pose risk for suicide; however, factors that accentuate this risk are unknown. Seventy-one children participated in a longitudinal study investigating anxiety and sleep in childhood (between 7-11 years) and later suicidal ideation (SI; = 3.3 years later). Sleep was assessed via subjective reports and objective measures (actigraphy and polysomnography). Children with greater anxiety symptoms were at greater risk for later SI when sleep disturbances were present in childhood. Results suggest that sleep disruption may amplify SI risk in anxious children.
儿童焦虑水平升高会带来自杀风险；然而，加剧这种风险的因素尚不清楚。71名儿童参与了一项纵向研究，该研究调查了儿童期（7至11岁）的焦虑和睡眠情况以及后来的自杀意念（SI；平均3.3年后）。通过主观报告和客观测量（活动记录仪和多导睡眠图）对睡眠进行评估。当儿童期存在睡眠障碍时，焦虑症状更严重的儿童出现后期自杀意念的风险更高。结果表明，睡眠中断可能会加大焦虑儿童出现自杀意念的风险。
