Actigraphic assessment of sleep in young adults with Asperger syndrome

A high prevalence of subjective insomnia in adults with Asperger syndrome has been reported. In the present study the sleep quality of these patients was studied using wrist actigraphy. Nineteen adults with Asperger syndrome and frequent feelings of insomnia were compared with 10 controls devoid of...

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Published in:Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences 2005-04, Vol.59 (2), p.206-208
Main Authors: TANI, PEKKA, LINDBERG, NINA, WENDT, TAINA NIEMINEN‐VON, VON WENDT, LENNART, ALANKO, LAURI, APPELBERG, BJÖRN, PORKKA‐HEISKANEN, TARJA
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Language:English
Subjects:
Actigraphy
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety - psychology
Asperger syndrome
Asperger Syndrome - psychology
Asperger's syndrome
Assessment
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
Female
Finland
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Motor Activity - physiology
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Patients
Polysomnography
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sleep
Sleep - physiology
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Summary:A high prevalence of subjective insomnia in adults with Asperger syndrome has been reported. In the present study the sleep quality of these patients was studied using wrist actigraphy. Nineteen adults with Asperger syndrome and frequent feelings of insomnia were compared with 10 controls devoid of neuropsychiatric disorders and subjective sleep problems during six consecutive nights. The patients had similar actigraphic sleep profile to the controls. The subjective low sleep quality in patients was not reflected in actigraphic assessment of sleep. This finding suggests that pervasive anxiety inherent in persons with Asperger syndrome predisposes them to insomnia complaints.
ISSN:1323-1316
1440-1819
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1819.2005.01359.x