Rafael Pelayo, MD - Putnam Valley High School...Rafael Pelayo, MD Debunking Sleep Myths and...
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April 27-28, 2017 ● Washington, DC
Rafael Pelayo, MD
Debunking Sleep Myths and Educating Communities
Kids falls asleep because they are bored: WRONG
Monotony does not cause sleepiness
Monotony does unmask sleepiness
They can catch up during the weekend: WRONG
Sleeping-in does not make biological sense
You cannot make up 5 days of sleep deprivation in 2 days!
Insufficient Sleep and Suicidality in Adolescents Sleep 2012• 8,530 Korean teens, completed Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI),
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), ESS, and sleep questionnaire
• 19% with BIISS (weekdays ≤ 7 hr; weekend oversleep ≥ 2 hr; ESS ≥ 9; no insomnia)
• BISS teens had ↑ SSI scores even after controlling for age, sex, and BDI score
• Longer weekend oversleep and shorter weekday sleep duration predicted a higher SSI score
• Korean teen suicide rate 10.7 per 100,000 (US 7.3)
Teens on average my need at least 8 hours of sleep but our children are not average: WRONG
On June 29, 2007 the first Iphone released
Take the electronics away and they will fall asleep: SCAPEGOAT
How do you feel when you are away and your cell phone is only half charged?
We should shift start time for elementary school: No Point
Younger students better able to move their bedtime forward to compensate for the earlier wake times needed to get to school compared to adolescents.
Stanford Sleep Ambassadors/ M-A Teen Sleep program
• Exchange program for the past 10 years between Stanford Sleep & Dreams and high school that did change start times
• M-A High School in 2009 received Golden Bell Award for its comprehensive sleep education campaign by the California School Boards Association
Sleep and Fully Recharge Your Brain!