Brad WolgastCenter for Counseling and Student Development, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USAI was recently directed to, “Causes and consequences of sleepiness among college students”, from Hershner and Chervin.1 As a psychologist who specializes in treating college student sleep problems, I was very pleased to see this article.Overall, it is a XLR/Speakon Connectors gem: thorough, well-conceived, and thoughtful.However, I have concerns about two sections.
First, on page 74, Hershner and Chervin1 write, “How much sleep a young adult needs is not clearly known, but is thought to be 8 hours.” They then cite Wehr et al2 as well as Van Dongen et al.3 These choices are surprising as reference for Skillets the assertion that young adults need approximately 8 hours of sleep.View original paper by Hershner and Chervin.