Discussion of causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students, 2014

Brad WolgastCenter for Counseling and Student Development, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USAI was recently directed to, “Causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students”, from Hershner and Chervin.1 As a psychologist who specializes in treating college student...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2deb2f508bd9485a92636ec29e7dbeb82021-12-02T00:04:09ZDiscussion of causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students, 20141179-1608https://doaj.org/article/2deb2f508bd9485a92636ec29e7dbeb82016-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/discussion-of-causes-and-consequences-of-sleepiness-among-college-stud-peer-reviewed-article-NSShttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-1608Brad WolgastCenter for Counseling and Student Development, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USAI was recently directed to, “Causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students”, from Hershner and Chervin.1 As a psychologist who specializes in treating college student sleep problems, I was very pleased to see this article. Overall, it is a gem: thorough, well-conceived, and thoughtful. However, I have concerns about two sections. First, on page 74, Hershner and Chervin1 write, “How much sleep a young adult needs is not clearly known, but is thought to be 8 hours.” They then cite Wehr et al2 as well as Van Dongen et al.3 These choices are surprising as reference for the assertion that young adults need approximately 8 hours of sleep.View original paper by Hershner and Chervin.Wolgast BDove Medical Pressarticlesleep needcollege studentscaffeinecoffeeenergy drinksPsychiatryRC435-571Neurophysiology and neuropsychologyQP351-495ENNature and Science of Sleep, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 159-162 (2016)
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college students
caffeine
coffee
energy drinks
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
QP351-495
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college students
caffeine
coffee
energy drinks
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
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Wolgast B
Discussion of causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students, 2014
description Brad WolgastCenter for Counseling and Student Development, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USAI was recently directed to, “Causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students”, from Hershner and Chervin.1 As a psychologist who specializes in treating college student sleep problems, I was very pleased to see this article. Overall, it is a gem: thorough, well-conceived, and thoughtful. However, I have concerns about two sections. First, on page 74, Hershner and Chervin1 write, “How much sleep a young adult needs is not clearly known, but is thought to be 8 hours.” They then cite Wehr et al2 as well as Van Dongen et al.3 These choices are surprising as reference for the assertion that young adults need approximately 8 hours of sleep.View original paper by Hershner and Chervin.
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