Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents

by Ivanenko; Anna

• ISBN13: 9781420048070
• ISBN10: 1420048074
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-19
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

The first book to offer an in-depth study of the relationship between sleep disorders and common psychiatric disorders in children, this new edition to Informaa??s Sleep Disordersseries covers: sleep and attention deficit/hyperactivity, autism,A and anxiety/depression A? sleep disorders and obesity (including diabetes and metabolic syndrome), a subject that recently has become very prevalent in independent research studies A? current pharmacotherapies for pediatric insomnia, with an overview of pediatric psychopharmacology A? cross-cultural issues in sleep practices and habits A? medical-legal aspects of pediatric sleep medicine In addition Sleep and Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescentsincludes practical tools for the clinician in treating children that include guidelines to assess sleep, sleep questionnaires, and behavioral scales, making this a great well-roundedresource, for not only sleep specialists, but psychiatrists, neurologists, and pediatricians as well. A

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Contributors	p. ix
Sleep and Behavior in Children and Adolescents: A Multi-System, Developmental Heuristic Model	p. 1
Normal Sleep Development in Infants and Toddlers	p. 11
Behavioral Sleep Disorders in Infants and Toddlers	p. 23
Sleep Practices and Habits in Children across Different Cultures	p. 37
Links Between Family Functioning and Children's Sleep	p. 49
Circadian Sleep Disorders and Comorbid Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders in Children and Adolescents	p. 61
School Start Time and Its Impact on Learning and Behavior	p. 79
Evaluation of Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents	p. 95
Assessment of Sleep Problems in a School Setting or Private Practice	p. 109
Impact of Sleep Loss on Children and Adolescents	p. 139
Neurocognitive and Behavioral Consequences of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children	p. 149
Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia in Childhood	p. 163
Kleine-Levin Syndrome	p. 175
Sleep Problems in Children with ADHD, Impact of Treatment and Comorbidities	p. 185
Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorders: Association with ADHD	p. 193
Melatonin in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 225
Epidemiology of Insomnia	p. 235
Pharmacological Treatments of Pediatric Insomnia	p. 247
Nonpharmacological Interventions for Sleep Disorders in Children	p. 261
Sleep and Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents	p. 279
Quantitative EEG Studies of Attention Disorders and Mood Disorders in Children	p. 293
Parasomnias in Childhood	p. 305
Sleep in Children with Anxiety Disorders	p. 315
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Sleep	p. 329
Sleep Interventions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 339
Sleep and Substance Abuse in Adolescents	p. 351
Overview of Pediatric Psychopharmacology	p. 365
Sleep and Obesity in Children	p. 383
Index	p. 407
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