Use of pharmacotherapy for insomnia in child psychiatry practice: A national survey

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 692-700

  Owens, Judith A ^a   Rosen, Carol L ^b   Mindell, Jodi A ^c   Kirchner, Hal L ^b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Children; Insomnia; Pharmacotherapy; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHAMOMILE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CLONIDINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MELATONIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOOD DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HERBAL MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MELATONIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 77954953943     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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