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S12-01 - ADHD In Adults: Is there a Relationship Between Obesity and Circadian Based Sleep Disturbances?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2020

J.J.S. Kooij ,
M.M. van Veen  and
A.M. Boonstra
J.J.S. Kooij
Affiliation:
Dept Adult ADHD, The Hague, The Netherlands
M.M. van Veen
Affiliation:
Dept Adult ADHD, The Hague, The Netherlands
A.M. Boonstra
Affiliation:
Dept Adult ADHD, PsyQ, Psycho-Medical Programs, The Hague, The Netherlands

Abstract

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Objective

The scope of this presentation is to investigate the possible relationship between a delayed sleep phase and the timing of other activities, like meals and other disturbances of eating habits.

Methods

The literature will be reviewed and preliminary data from own research regarding these associations will be presented.

Results

The delayed sleep phase has been shown to occur in many children and in around 80% of adults with ADHD (Van Veen ea, accepted for publication, 2009). Adult patients with ADHD who get up relatively too early according to their biological clock, tend to skip breakfast. Skipping breakfast is associated with binge eating in the afternoon; both binge eating and skipping breakfast are associated with overweight and obesity. According to the literature, the prevalence of ADHD and sleepproblems is increased in obese patients; the higher the BMI, the higher the chance of ADHD.

Conclusions

ADHD and the very frequently comorbid delayed sleep phase disorder may be associated with a delayed timing of meals that may lead to overweight and obesity.

Type
Adult ADHD: understanding and improvement of its evaluation and treatment, part I
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 25 , Issue S1: 18th European Congress of Psychiatry. February 27, March 2, 2010 - Munich, Germany , 2010 , 25-E5
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2010

References

Van Veen, M.M. Kooij, J.J.S. Boonstra, A.M. Van Someren, E.J.W.. Disrupted circadian rhythm in adults with ADHD and chronic sleep onset insomnia' (2009, accepted for publication).Google Scholar
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