Editing Sleep debt (section)

{{short description|Cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep}}
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[[File:Effects of sleep deprivation.svg|thumb|300px|Main health effects of [[sleep deprivation]],<ref>Reference list is found on image page on [[Wikimedia Commons]]: [[:Commons:File:Effects of sleep deprivation.svg#References]].</ref> indicating impairment of normal maintenance by sleep]]
'''Sleep debt''' or '''sleep deficit''' is the cumulative effect of not getting enough [[sleep]]. A large sleep debt may lead to mental or physical [[fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], and can adversely affect one's [[Mood (psychology)|mood]], energy, and ability to [[Thought|think]] clearly.

There are two kinds of sleep debt: the result of partial [[sleep deprivation]], and of total sleep deprivation. Partial sleep deprivation occurs when a person or a [[animal testing|lab animal]] sleeps too little for several days or weeks. Total sleep deprivation, on the other hand, occurs when the subject is kept awake for at least 24 hours. There is debate in the scientific community over the specifics of sleep debt (see {{Slink||Scientific debate}}), and it is not considered to be a [[Mental disorder|disorder]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}