Sleep Patterns in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 917-928

  Johnson, Kyle P ^a   Giannotti, Flavia ^b   Cortesi, Flavia ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Insomnia; Melatonin; Polysomnogram; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FLUVOXAMINE; MELATONIN; MIRTAZAPINE; NIAPRAZINE; RISPERIDONE; TRAZODONE;

AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY STRESS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONREM SLEEP; PARASOMNIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SLEEP WALKING; SOMNOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PARENTING; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70349873812     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2009.04.001     Document Type: Review

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