Emsellem, Dr. Helene A., M.D., Whiteley, Carol. "Part II How to Help Teens Feel and Be Their Best -- 6 Off the Charts: Measuring Teen Sleepiness." Snooze... or Lose!: 10 "No-War" Ways to Improve Your Teen's Sleep Habits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.
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Snooze…Or Lose!: 10 “No-War” Ways to Improve Your Teen’s Sleep Habits
Scoring
1–7: You’re getting enough sleep
8–9: You’re borderline
10 or higher: You’re sleepy
Stanford Sleepiness Scale
Another way to evaluate daytime sleepiness is with the Stanford Sleepiness Scale.* Rather than assessing how sleepy you’ve felt over
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SOURCE: Hoddes E, Zarcone V, Smythe H, et al. Quantification of sleepiness: A newapproach. Psychophysiology 10:431-436, 1973.
