Abstract
Sleep is a distinctively different process from wake state with the onset of wake and sleep through regular cues, leading to a pattern of wake and sleep cycles. Sleep in adolescents is distinctively different from sleep in infants and toddlers and in adults. This chapter will focus on the basic concepts of sleep physiology as it relates to adolescence as a developmental stage. This will include a discussion of sleep architecture and sleep stages. Further, we will discuss the approach to clinical diagnosis and management of the most relevant sleep disturbances that affect adolescents. This will include obstructive sleep apnea, circadian rhythm disorders and excessive daytime sleepiness in the adolescent. Finally, the consequences of these sleep disorders in adolescents will be elaborated.
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