A randomised controlled trial of cognitive-behaviour therapy for behavioural insomnia of childhood in school-aged children

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 6-7, 2011, Pages 379-388

  Paine, Sarah ^a,b   Gradisar, Michael ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Behavioural insomnia of childhood; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Insomnia; School aged children; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL INSOMNIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SLEEP EFFICIENCY; SLEEP ONSET LATENCY; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; WAKE AFTER SLEEP ONSET;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956125214     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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