Sleep Disorders in Young Adults
Sleep disorders are rarely discussed yet frequently seen health issues within our society today. Some studies in the past decade however show that an array of sleep disorders can be linked to many mental illnesses affecting many groups of people. Some of mental illnesses are becoming extremely relevant in today’s society, more specifically in young adults. The public health care sector as well as the education community has thrown many of its efforts into aiding those with mental illness and sleep disorders. With new studies being conducted in the symptoms and causes of sleep disorders there is a prevalent connection to mental illness. This scientific paper will research, address and examine the causes, symptoms …show more content…
These symptoms can come in a variety of shapes and forms but can all affect the individual’s health and their day to day lifestyle. Symptoms are described as “Any subjective evidence of disease or of a patient's condition such as evidence as perceived by the patient; a change in a patient's condition indicative of some bodily or mental state,” (Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers, 2015). Richard P. Millman’s technical report on Excessive Sleepiness in Adolescents and Young Adults detailed that when an individual is excessively sleepy mental cognitive functions slow down and both alertness and vigilance unbalanced. Extreme drowsiness results in slow motor and cognitive reactions, attention lapses, memory errors and potentially uncontrollably sleep attacks (Richard P. Millman, 2005). This is evident when student academic performance is assessed and the amount of sleep each student has is also taken into account. The study done by Jane F. Gaultney, published in the Journal of American College Health Volume 59, Issue 2, 2010 analyzed this phenomenon. In her article Jane F. Gaultney discussed “The Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in College Students: Impact on Academic Performance” and found that students that are at risk for sleep disorders, 27% of students, were typically students who were struggling academically (Jane F. Gaultney, 2010). Academic success relies on a student’s alertness, memory, and cognitive skills, all which are heavily impacted by lack of sleep which are normally caused by sleep
Sleep disorders are rarely discussed yet frequently seen health issues within our society today. Some studies in the past decade however show that an array of sleep disorders can be linked to many mental illnesses affecting many groups of people. Some of mental illnesses are becoming extremely relevant in today’s society, more specifically in young adults. The public health care sector as well as the education community has thrown many of its efforts into aiding those with mental illness and sleep disorders. With new studies being conducted in the symptoms and causes of sleep disorders there is a prevalent connection to mental illness. This scientific paper will research, address and examine the causes, symptoms …show more content…
These symptoms can come in a variety of shapes and forms but can all affect the individual’s health and their day to day lifestyle. Symptoms are described as “Any subjective evidence of disease or of a patient's condition such as evidence as perceived by the patient; a change in a patient's condition indicative of some bodily or mental state,” (Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers, 2015). Richard P. Millman’s technical report on Excessive Sleepiness in Adolescents and Young Adults detailed that when an individual is excessively sleepy mental cognitive functions slow down and both alertness and vigilance unbalanced. Extreme drowsiness results in slow motor and cognitive reactions, attention lapses, memory errors and potentially uncontrollably sleep attacks (Richard P. Millman, 2005). This is evident when student academic performance is assessed and the amount of sleep each student has is also taken into account. The study done by Jane F. Gaultney, published in the Journal of American College Health Volume 59, Issue 2, 2010 analyzed this phenomenon. In her article Jane F. Gaultney discussed “The Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in College Students: Impact on Academic Performance” and found that students that are at risk for sleep disorders, 27% of students, were typically students who were struggling academically (Jane F. Gaultney, 2010). Academic success relies on a student’s alertness, memory, and cognitive skills, all which are heavily impacted by lack of sleep which are normally caused by sleep