title: Parasomnias and movement disorders in children and adolescents.
abstract: Childhood parasomnias and movement disorders arise from a variety of etiologic factors. For some children, psychopathology plays a causal role in sleep disorders; in other cases, recurrent parasomnia episodes induce psychopathology. Current research reveals complex interconnections between sleep and mental health. As such, it is important that clinicians consider the impact psychiatric disorders have on childhood parasomnias. This article describes common parasomnias and movement disorders in children and adolescents, with emphasis on psychologic and behavioral comorbidities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, 2101 Commonwealth Drive, Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA. elanab@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Elana R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Bloomfield
authors.forename: Jess P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Shatkin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002012:Bruxism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D020189:Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D017286:Polysomnography; D020923:REM Sleep Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D020921:Sleep Arousal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000523:psychology; D020919:Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy