title: [Careful medical history taking is worthwhile in child sleep disorders].
abstract: Sleeping disturbances are common in children and adolescents and in rare cases signal underlying disease. Complete history and diagnosis are mandatory for treatment. The basis for pharmacologic treatment is unsatisfactory but phenotiazides and benzodiazepines should not be used because of lack of documented effects and potentially serious side effects. Melatonin may be used in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Läkemedelsverket - Läkemedelsfrågor barn Stockholm , Sweden Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus - enheten för Utveckling och patientsäkerhet Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Synnöve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindemalm
authors.affiliation: Institutionen för klinisk forskning och undervisning Karolinska Institutet - Södersjukhuset Stockholm, Sweden - Bromma, Sweden.
authors.forename: Birger
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Winbladh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020920:Dyssomnias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008550:Melatonin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068776:Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000068776:Sleep Aids, Pharmaceutical; D008550:Melatonin