Scarica la Relazione - Fondazione Disturbi del Sonno

DSPS, ICSD, 2005
Complications: Occupational, school, and social
dysfunctions
Absenteeism and chronic tardiness are poorly tolerated in
the school and day-shift work settings, and many patients
with DSPS come to be regarded as lazy, unmotivated, or
mentally ill by their families, peers, and superiors in the
business or school environment, even in the context of
otherwise good social and mental functioning.
Whether DSPS results directly in clinical depression, or
vice versa, is unknown, but many patients express
considerable despair and hopelessness over sleeping
normally again.
Chronic sedative or alcohol use or abuse accompanies
some cases as a complicating feature.