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Michael Farquhar
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Ensuring you get enough sleep, and REM sleep in particular, makes you better able to cope with emotional stress.
Most REM tends to be found at the end of the night so, if you’re getting an hour less sleep than you need, it’s likely REM you’re losing
People working at night likely to end up even more acutely REM-deprived

Makes you more irritable, less empathic, less emotionally tolerant
Prioritising your core sleep, good routines/habits, helps us all to cope better when dealing with emotional stress

ep.bmj.com/content/102/3/…
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Michael Farquhar
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This story about melatonin use in children is in the Guardian today

A few key points:

@EvelinaLondon @maxdavie @RCPCHtweets

theguardian.com/society/2018/n…
As we better understand the importance of good quality sleep in childhood to short and long term health and development outcomes, more attention is being paid to sleep problems in children

Assessing, and deciding if/when intervention is needed, is therefore happening more often
Most childhood sleep issues can be managed without needing to use medications.

Medication for most sleep problems, as in adults, is only appropriate after thorough assessment and where non-medication options have been unsuccessful

@TheSleepCharity

thechildrenssleepcharity.org.uk/parents.php
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Michael Farquhar
@DrMikeFarquhar
Adolescents often get a hard time about how - and when - they sleep.

Some basic misunderstandings about adolescent sleep physiology often lie at the heart of it.

Here’s what you need to know:
First of all, adolescence may not be what you think it is.

Adolescence is the period where body, brain and mind are transitioning from child to adult.

Physical changes in the brain continue into the early 20s, with frontal “executive” functions the last to fully mature
We all have an internal body clock, our circadian rhythm, that keeps us awake in the day and asleep at night.

When your body clock is out of sync - like when you’re jet lagged - it can be difficult to sleep at the right time
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Michael Farquhar
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It’s #WorldSleepDay

Sleep is absolutely essential to your physical and mental health.

Sleep’s rhythms underpin everything you do, ensuring your brain and body are working at their best.

But we’re often bad at recognising that, and prioritising sleep in our lives
If you’ve had the right amount of good quality sleep, you should be waking physically and mentally ready to tackle the day ahead

#WorldSleepDay
... many of us don’t feel that way though, especially on a weekday!

Most adults in the UK get about an hour’s less sleep than they need ... the equivalent of missing an entire night of sleep every week!

rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/…

#WorldSleepDay
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