title: Short- and Long-Term Effects of CBT-I in Groups for School-Age Children Suffering From Chronic Insomnia: The KiSS-Program.
abstract: This intervention study evaluates the short- and long-term effects of cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in groups for school-age children and their parents, named the KiSS-program. CBT-I was implemented in three sessions for children and three sessions for parents.
  
  
  
  All in all, 112 children with chronic childhood insomnia were randomly assigned to a wait-list (WL) control or treatment condition.
  
  
  
  According to subjective measures as well as objective wrist actigraphy, children in the CBT-I condition reported greater improvements in sleep behavior immediately after the treatment compared to the WL group. Improvements in sleep behavior after CBT-I persisted over the 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up assessments.
  
  
  
  The present study is the first randomized controlled trial that provides evidence for the long-term effectiveness of CBT-I in treating school-age children with chronic insomnia.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology and Sports , Bielefeld University , Bielefeld , Germany.|b Department of Psychology , University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany.
authors.forename: Angelika A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Schlarb
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bihlmaier
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany.|c Department of Psychiatry , University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Velten-Schurian
authors.affiliation: d Childrens Clinic, Department for Neonatology , University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany.
authors.forename: Christian F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Poets
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hautzinger
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome