Sluggish Cognitive tempo; circadian preference, sleep, and daytime sleepiness

Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH)

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.19594
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Joey Fredrick, a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA, to tackle the question ‘Is sluggish cognitive tempo associated with circadian preference, sleep, and daytime sleepiness in adolescence?’. Joey is the first author of a paper on this topic published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP).
To set the scene, Joey provides us with an insight into what sluggish cognitive tempo is, before turning to his co-authored JCPP paper ‘A multi method examination of sluggish cognitive tempo in relation to adolescent sleep, daytime sleepiness, and circadian preference’ (doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13568). Joey explores what he looked at in this study, provides us with a summary, and details the methodology that he used.
With adolescence being the ‘perfect storm’ for sleep issues, Joey details how he differentiated between normal adolescent sleep patterns and those who have sluggish cognitive tempo.
Joey then shares the findings from his paper and explains what the implications of these findings are for professionals working with young people and their families.
Furthermore, Joey also comments on whether he is planning some follow-up research and provides an insight into what else is in the pipeline for him.