Sleep in children with psychiatric disorders.
Although the exact nature of sleep disturbances present in children with psychiatric disorders has not been studied extensively, it is apparent that children with significant emotional and behavioral problems are more likely to experience sleep difficulties. Children with sleep-related issues that are limited to bedtime can be managed effectively with specific cognitive-behavioral interventions. Children with more pervasive anxiety (eg, PTSD or OCD, mood disorders such as major depression or bipolar disorder, or neurodevelopmental disabilities such as autism) require a more exhaustive evaluation, and most of them also need sleep problems to be managed by sleep professionals using combinations of psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic approaches.
Division of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, University of Louisville, 571 South Floyd Street, Room 438, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. AIVANENKO@lumc.edu
Anna
A
Ivanenko
Valerie McLaughlin
VM
Crabtree
David
D
Gozal
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*