A clinical overview of sleep and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-102

  Owens, Judith A ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Sleep; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REBOUND; REINFORCEMENT; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WALKING;

EID: 70349190579     PISSN: 17198429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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