PSP Child and Youth Mental Health Module

Sleep Assessment

Sleep is often disturbed in youth with anxiety disorders and sleep problems can be a side effect of
medication treatment. Therefore it is a good idea to assess sleep during the assessment and before
treating.

A useful method for assessing quality and quantity of sleep in an adolescent is by asking the following
simple questions:

 What time do you get in bed?

 Do you have trouble falling asleep?
 How long does it take you to fall asleep?
 Once you fall asleep, do you sleep throughout the night?
 What time do you wake up?
 Do you feel rested when you wake up?
 Do you feel tired during the day?

 Do you nap during the day?

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