title: [Sleep disorders in early childhood: developmental psychopathologic model and pilot study].
abstract: Sleep disorders are early childhood problems with a relatively high prevalence and persistence. An integrative concept is presented which conceptualizes sleep disorders as a result of early self-regulation problems in the infants and various but unsuccessful soothing strategies, parental depressive mood, loss of feelings of self-efficacy and control. Experiences in behavioral therapy underline the importance of parental cognitive processes in coping with night-waking. Data from a pilot-study are presented which included 20 infants (7-24 months). Questionnaires show that the infants are perceived as more difficult, their mothers feel more stressed and depressed, less in control of the problem than a control group. Night-waking has a strong emotional negative valence. Implications for counseling are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kinderzentrum München.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarimski
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012931:Social Environment