Sleep disturbance in pediatric PTSD: Current findings and future directions

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 501-510

  Kovachy, Ben ^a,b   O'Hara, Ruth ^a   Hawkins, Nate ^a   Gershon, Anda ^a   Primeau, Michelle M ^a   Madej, Jessica ^a   Carrion, Victor ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Objective measures; Pediatric; PTSD; Sleep disturbance; Subjective measures

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GUANFACINE; PRAZOSIN;

ACTIMETRY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMAGE REHEARSAL THERAPY; INSOMNIA; NIGHTMARE; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER;

OBJECTIVE MEASURES; PEDIATRIC; PTSD; SLEEP DISTURBANCE; SUBJECTIVE MEASURES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877972188     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.2678     Document Type: Review

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