What is Sleep deprivation?
'''Sleep deprivation''', also known as '''sleep insufficiency''' or '''sleeplessness''', is the condition of not having enough [[sleep]]. [[File:2023 CDC recommendations for amount of sleep needed, by age.svg |thumb |The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's]] (CDC) recommendations for the amount of sleep needed decrease with age.<ref name=CDC_sleep/> While sleep quantity is important, good sleep quality is also essential to avoid sleep disorders.<ref name=CDC_sleep>{{cite web |title=How Much Sleep Do I Need? |url=https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/how_much_sleep.html |website=CDC.gov |date=14 September 2022 |publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102143914/https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/how_much_sleep.html |archive-date=2 November 2023 |quote=Last Reviewed: September 14, 2022. Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health. |url-status=live }}</ref>]] {{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Sleep deprivation | image = | caption = | field = [[Sleep medicine]] | symptoms = [[Fatigue]], [[Periorbital puffiness|eye bags]], poor memory, irritable mood, weight gain | complications = Car and work accidents, weight gain, [[cardiovascular disease]] | onset = | duration = | causes = [[Insomnia]], [[sleep apnea]], [[stimulant]]s (caffeine, amphetamine), voluntary imposition (school, work), [[mood disorder]]s | risks = | diagnosis = | differential = | prevention = | treatment = [[Cognitive behavioral therapy]], [[caffeine]] (to induce alertness), [[sleeping pill]]s | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = | deaths = }} The condition affects the [[brain]] and its [[wikt:cognitive|cognitive]] function. The condition can be either [[chronic]] or [[Acute (medicine)|acute]]. [[wikit:Paradoxically]], sleep deprivation can be used to