title: Behavior management of infant sleep disturbance.
abstract: Using a nonconcurrent multiple baseline design, we evaluated the effects of extinction and stimulus control on nighttime sleep disturbances exhibited by 7 infants. Results showed that frequency and duration of night wakings decreased for all subjects, with corresponding improvements reflected through changes in responses to the sleep behavior scale. Observed improvements maintained at 3 and 24 months posttreatment.
authors.affiliation: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: France
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014851:Wakefulness